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CVE-2026-107651: eog security update

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-107651· Medium 5.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium : upgrade to 3.38.3-5.oe2203sp4 when convenient.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 11:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 7% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.38.3-5.oe2203sp4
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade eog to 3.38.3-5.oe2203sp4.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
openEuler 22.03-LTS-SP4eogpkg:rpm/openEuler/eog&distro=openEuler-22.03-LTS-SP4Other threatsAffected
  • <3.38.3-5.oe2203sp4
Fixed in
  • 3.38.3-5.oe2203sp4

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AI-suggested

A patch is available and the vulnerability is fixed in Eye of GNOME version 3.38.3-5.oe2203sp4. Users and administrators should update to this version to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

Eye of GNOME (eog) contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in its PNG metadata reader caused by improper state handling when parsing split metadata chunks. This flaw can be triggered when a user opens a specially crafted PNG file, potentially causing a denial of service via application crash. The vulnerability has been fixed in version 3.38.3-5.oe2203sp4.

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