Red Hat Security Advisory: LibRaw security update
A memory corruption vulnerability (CVE-2026-24660) exists in LibRaw, a library used for reading RAW image files from digital cameras. This vulnerability can be triggered by processing maliciously crafted RAW files. Red Hat has issued a security update for LibRaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 to address this issue. The update is rated as important by Red Hat Product Security. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2026-24660 is a memory corruption vulnerability in LibRaw, a library for parsing RAW image files (CRW/CR2, NEF, RAF, DNG, etc.). The vulnerability arises from improper handling of maliciously crafted RAW files, potentially leading to memory corruption. Red Hat has released an update for LibRaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support and Advanced Update Support to fix this issue. The advisory classifies the security impact as important but does not provide a CVSS score. The fix is available via updated LibRaw packages (version 0.19.5-2.el8_4.2).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to memory corruption when processing malicious RAW image files. This may result in application crashes or potentially arbitrary code execution depending on the context in which LibRaw is used. The advisory rates the impact as important, indicating a significant security concern but without detailed CVSS metrics.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for LibRaw addressing CVE-2026-24660. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support and Advanced Update Support should apply the LibRaw update (version 0.19.5-2.el8_4.2) as provided in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:15926. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for update instructions. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the official patch.
Red Hat Security Advisory: LibRaw security update
Description
A memory corruption vulnerability (CVE-2026-24660) exists in LibRaw, a library used for reading RAW image files from digital cameras. This vulnerability can be triggered by processing maliciously crafted RAW files. Red Hat has issued a security update for LibRaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 to address this issue. The update is rated as important by Red Hat Product Security. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory.
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-24660 is a memory corruption vulnerability in LibRaw, a library for parsing RAW image files (CRW/CR2, NEF, RAF, DNG, etc.). The vulnerability arises from improper handling of maliciously crafted RAW files, potentially leading to memory corruption. Red Hat has released an update for LibRaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support and Advanced Update Support to fix this issue. The advisory classifies the security impact as important but does not provide a CVSS score. The fix is available via updated LibRaw packages (version 0.19.5-2.el8_4.2).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to memory corruption when processing malicious RAW image files. This may result in application crashes or potentially arbitrary code execution depending on the context in which LibRaw is used. The advisory rates the impact as important, indicating a significant security concern but without detailed CVSS metrics.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for LibRaw addressing CVE-2026-24660. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support and Advanced Update Support should apply the LibRaw update (version 0.19.5-2.el8_4.2) as provided in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:15926. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for update instructions. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:15926
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a4049dc27e9c7971983042b
Added to database: 06/27/2026, 22:08:28 UTC
Last enriched: 06/27/2026, 22:23:18 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 6
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