USN-5251-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5251-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5251-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5251-1
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Published
2022-07-27T10:08:37.105316Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:44Z
Summary
gegl vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that GEGL incorrectly filtered and escaped file path input data when using the C system() function for execution of the ImageMagick convert command. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / gegl

Package

Name
gegl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gegl@0.2.0-4ubuntu1+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.2.0-4ubuntu1+esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.2.0-3ubuntu1
0.2.0-4ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gegl",
            "binary_version": "0.2.0-4ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgegl-0.2-0",
            "binary_version": "0.2.0-4ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgegl-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.2.0-4ubuntu1+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-45463",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / gegl

Package

Name
gegl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gegl@0.3.4-1ubuntu2+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.3.4-1ubuntu2+esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.3.0-4ubuntu2
0.3.2-1ubuntu1
0.3.2-1ubuntu2
0.3.4-1ubuntu1
0.3.4-1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gegl",
            "binary_version": "0.3.4-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgegl-0.3-0",
            "binary_version": "0.3.4-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgegl-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.3.4-1ubuntu2+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-45463",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / gegl

Package

Name
gegl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gegl@0.3.30-1ubuntu1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.3.30-1ubuntu1+esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.3.20-1
0.3.20-3
0.3.24-1
0.3.28-3
0.3.30-1
0.3.30-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gegl",
            "binary_version": "0.3.30-1ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-gegl-0.3",
            "binary_version": "0.3.30-1ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgegl-0.3-0",
            "binary_version": "0.3.30-1ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgegl-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.3.30-1ubuntu1+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-45463",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / gegl

Package

Name
gegl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gegl@0.4.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.4.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.4.14-1
0.4.18-1ubuntu1
0.4.18-2
0.4.18-2build1
0.4.22-1
0.4.22-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gegl",
            "binary_version": "0.4.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-gegl-0.4",
            "binary_version": "0.4.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgegl-0.4-0",
            "binary_version": "0.4.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgegl-common",
            "binary_version": "0.4.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgegl-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.4.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-45463",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS"
}