Integer overflow in LibRaw
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 6 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An integer overflow vulnerability exists in the uncompressed_fp_dng_load_raw functionality of LibRaw Commit 8dc68e2. A specially crafted malicious file can lead to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat 4 advisories
- RHSA-2026:19345 Released 2026-05-19 · Red Hat rating ImportantLibRaw security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) LibRaw-0.21.1-2.el9_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) LibRaw-devel-0.21.1-2.el9_8
- RHSA-2026:13870 Released 2026-05-05 · Red Hat rating ImportantLibRaw security update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4) LibRaw-devel-0.21.1-2.el9_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) LibRaw-0.21.1-2.el9_4
- RHSA-2026:13854 Released 2026-05-05 · Red Hat rating ImportantLibRaw security update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6) LibRaw-devel-0.21.1-2.el9_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) LibRaw-0.21.1-2.el9_6
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:11360 Released 2026-04-28 · Red Hat rating ImportantLibRaw security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) LibRaw-0.21.1-2.el9_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) LibRaw-devel-0.21.1-2.el9_7
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:13870 |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:13854 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:11360, RHSA-2026:19345 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:13870 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:13854 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:11360, RHSA-2026:19345 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-24450
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rhmw-w7w3-c647
References
More Libraw vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-04674 LibRaw TIFF/NEF decoders_libraw.cpp nikon_load_padded_packed_raw out-of-bounds CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2020-14361 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in LibRaw::stretch() function in libraw\src\postprocessing\aspect_ratio.cpp. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-04650 LibRaw JPEG DHT losslessjpeg.cpp initval out-of-bounds write CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2015-06888 The phase_one_correct function in Libraw before 0.17.1 allows attackers to cause memory… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-16934 A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the HuffTable::initval functionality… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-16915 Integer overflow in LibRaw CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-24450 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-24450 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rhmw-w7w3-c647 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-24450 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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