Out-of-Bounds Read in libXpm (CVE-2026-4367)
Summary
Vulnerability in libXpm (CVE-2026-4367). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
A flaw was found in libXpm. A local user with low privileges could exploit an Out-of-Bounds Read vulnerability in the xpmNextWord() function by processing a specially crafted or very small XPM (X PixMap) image file. This improper validation of file boundaries can cause an internal pointer to read beyond the file's end, leading to application crashes and Denial of Service conditions.
Source: JVN (Japan Vulnerability Notes) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-4367 has been found in libXpm.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "libXpm CVE-2026-4367" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-4367 (libXpm) — CWE-125 / CVSS v3 5.5
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) exists in libXpm.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of libXpm.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'libXpm' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'libXpm' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
libXpmを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Alpine Linux ALPINE-CVE-2026-4367 libxpm Fixed in: 3.5.19-r0
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2026-4367 libxpm Fixed in: 3.5.19-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-4367 libxpm
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-4367 libxpm
References
- advisory access.redhat.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory access.redhat.com
- advisory access.redhat.com
- advisory github.com
- JVN JVNDB-2026-000070
- patch gitlab.freedesktop.org
- report bugzilla.redhat.com
- web seclists.org
- web openwall.com
- web github.com
- web access.redhat.com
- web catalog.redhat.com