USN-8982-1: feh vulnerability
Publication date
3 November 2026
Overview
feh could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it received specially crafted input.
Releases
Packages
- feh - imlib2 based image viewer
Details
It was discovered that feh incorrectly handled certain IPC messages from a
client pretending to be the Enlightenment window manager, leading to an
integer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause feh to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
It was discovered that feh incorrectly handled certain IPC messages from a
client pretending to be the Enlightenment window manager, leading to an
integer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause feh to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 LTS xenial | feh – 2.14-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
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