🛡️ CVE-2026-42798 on Debian — lcms2
Description
Little CMS (lcms2) 2.16 through 2.18 before 2.19 has an integer overflow in ParseCube in cmscgats.c.
Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2026-42798 as tracked by Debian, for the package lcms2. The fix is available in version 2.19.1-1; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity none, availability low.
Weakness class
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-42798 is classified as CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound. Arithmetic produces a value too large for its type and wraps around, so a later size or bounds check passes when it should not.
Affected software
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-42798 is recorded against 1 package.
- lcms2 (fixed in 2.19.1-1)
Timeline and source
Published on 30 April 2026 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
CVE-2026-42798 on other distributions
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Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| lcms2 | — | 2.19.1-1 |
References
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