What is CVE-2026-16768?

CVE-2026-16768 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnome Gdk-pixbuf, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-07-23.

How severe is CVE-2026-16768?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Gnome Gdk-pixbuf

CVE-2026-16768

A flaw was found in gdk-pixbuf. When parsing a specially crafted ICO file with pixel values that exceed the defined palette range, an out-of-bounds read can occur due to improper bounds checking against the actual palette size. This vulner…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Gnome Gdk-pixbuf — versions 0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
secalert@redhat.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16768?: CVE-2026-16768 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnome Gdk-pixbuf, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-07-23.
How severe is CVE-2026-16768?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.