CVE-2026-117557
Publication date 27 October 2026
Last updated 28 October 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
SDL_image through 3.4.8 and through 2.8.12 contains a stack out-of-bounds read vulnerability in IMG_LoadLBM_IO() in src/IMG_lbm.c that skips bitplane count validation when HAM mode is set. Attackers can supply a crafted ILBM file with more than 8 HAM bitplanes to read past the colormap stack array, causing crashes or disclosing stack memory.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| libsdl2-image | 26.10 stonking |
Needs evaluation
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| 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
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| libsdl3-image | 26.10 stonking |
Needs evaluation
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| 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version:
Base score
6.9 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base score
6.1 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-117557
- https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_image
- https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_image/blob/release-3.4.8/src/IMG_lbm.c#L240
- https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_image/commit/5cfbe85f3a783417eec4d5aa0660b40c2cff5292
- https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_image/commit/9c0622c36cf01e9ecba4bfdd6c4aa2b21c8cf996
- https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_image/issues/769
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sdl-image-through-3.4.8-and-2.8.12-stack-out-of-bounds-read-in-ilbm-loader