Bug 2448481

Summary: CVE-2026-32836 dr_libs: mackron / dr_libs Excessive Memory Allocation in PICTURE Metadata Parsing [fedora-all]
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Jon Moroney <jmoroney>
Component: dr_libsAssignee: Ben Beasley <code>
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Description Jon Moroney 2026-03-17 22:08:02 UTC
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Comment 1 Ben Beasley 2026-03-17 22:25:46 UTC
Let’s see how upstream triages the issue, https://github.com/mackron/dr_libs/issues/298. There is a suggested fix, which is nice, but there’s no need to get in a huge rush to patch what is at worst a potential denial of service.

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32836