High [CVE-2026-51235] Buffer Overflow vulnerability in image processing
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-51235 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support, Red Hat package: libraw.
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Summary
A flaw was found in LibRaw, an open-source library for processing raw image files. This vulnerability is a buffer overflow, which occurs in the `stretch()` and `fuji_rotate()` functions.
A buffer overflow can allow an attacker to overwrite memory, potentially leading to a denial of service or the execution of unauthorized code. Successful exploitation requires a local attacker to trick a user into processing a specially crafted raw image file, which could lead to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 is affected, while Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and older versions are not vulnerable as they ship with older, unaffected versions of LibRaw or do not contain the vulnerable code. Red Hat severity: Important — CVSS 7.3 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Weakness: CWE-120. Affected Red Hat products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support.
Red Hat fixing advisory: RHSA-2026:51105, RHSA-2026:61353, RHSA-2026:61352.
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat package: libraw.
Affected versions
No affected-version range was extracted from the source record. The vendor advisory is authoritative — check it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 9 days ago·verify at source
- LibRaw-0:0.21.1-2.el9_8.1
- LibRaw-0:0.21.1-2.el9_4.1
- LibRaw-0:0.21.1-2.el9_6.1
- RHSA-2026:51105
- RHSA-2026:61353
- RHSA-2026:61352
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 9 days ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- Mitigation for this issue involves avoiding the processing of untrusted raw image files. As this vulnerability resides within a library, there are no direct configuration or operational controls to disable the vulnerable functions without impacting applications that rely on LibRaw for image processing.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 9 days ago·verify at source
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