Red Hat Security Advisory: LibRaw security update
LibRaw is a library for reading RAW files obtained from digital photo cameras (CRW/CR2, NEF, RAF, DNG, and others). Security Fix(es): * LibRaw: LibRaw: Arbitrary code execution via a specially crafted malicious file (CVE-2026-24450) * LibRaw: LibRaw: Arbitrary code execution via heap-based buffer overflow in lossless JPEG loading (CVE-2026-21413) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Two vulnerabilities in LibRaw, a library for processing RAW image files, have been identified: CVE-2026-21413 is a heap-based buffer overflow in lossless JPEG loading, and CVE-2026-24450 allows arbitrary code execution via specially crafted malicious files. Both vulnerabilities can lead to arbitrary code execution. Red Hat Product Security has rated these issues as important and released security updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants. The advisory references fixes in LibRaw version 0.21.1-2.el9_7 packages. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory. The vulnerabilities are tracked under CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) and CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a system processing malicious RAW image files. This could lead to system compromise or unauthorized actions under the privileges of the affected application. The advisory rates the security impact as important (high severity). There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated LibRaw packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates as described in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2026:11360) and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations or workarounds are specified. Applying the vendor-provided patches fully mitigates the vulnerabilities.
Red Hat Security Advisory: LibRaw security update
Description
LibRaw is a library for reading RAW files obtained from digital photo cameras (CRW/CR2, NEF, RAF, DNG, and others). Security Fix(es): * LibRaw: LibRaw: Arbitrary code execution via a specially crafted malicious file (CVE-2026-24450) * LibRaw: LibRaw: Arbitrary code execution via heap-based buffer overflow in lossless JPEG loading (CVE-2026-21413) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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Technical Analysis
Two vulnerabilities in LibRaw, a library for processing RAW image files, have been identified: CVE-2026-21413 is a heap-based buffer overflow in lossless JPEG loading, and CVE-2026-24450 allows arbitrary code execution via specially crafted malicious files. Both vulnerabilities can lead to arbitrary code execution. Red Hat Product Security has rated these issues as important and released security updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants. The advisory references fixes in LibRaw version 0.21.1-2.el9_7 packages. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory. The vulnerabilities are tracked under CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) and CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a system processing malicious RAW image files. This could lead to system compromise or unauthorized actions under the privileges of the affected application. The advisory rates the security impact as important (high severity). There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated LibRaw packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates as described in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2026:11360) and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations or workarounds are specified. Applying the vendor-provided patches fully mitigates the vulnerabilities.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:11360
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-24450"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1c94853345fc1821a91
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:46:49 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:01:00 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:24:46 UTC
Views: 15
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