Updated perl-GD package fixes a security vulnerability
Publication date: 03 Aug 2026Modification date: 03 Aug 2026
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases : 10 , 9
CVE: CVE-2026-11526
Description
The updated package fixes a security vulnerability:
GD versions before 2.86 for Perl allow OS command injection and file
overwrite via a 2-arg open() of filename arguments in _make_filehandle.
(CVE-2026-11526)
References
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35700
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/14/4
- https://metacpan.org/release/RURBAN/GD-2.86/changes
- https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/security-announce@lists.opensuse.org/message/FVXC7OE25PPTJFDV7ZFH2DDNTN5ZOZKK/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2026/msg00256.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WWKANNR4XL34RWTURYNNLPBPFQSJWY4H/
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8484-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-11526
SRPMS
10/core
- perl-GD-2.840.0-1.1.mga10
9/core
- perl-GD-2.760.0-3.1.mga9