USN-8318-1: libcaca vulnerability

Publication date

27 May 2026

Overview

libcaca could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.


Packages

  • libcaca - text mode graphics utilities

Details

It was discovered that libcaca incorrectly handled certain malformed files.
An attacker could use this issue to cause libcaca to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that libcaca incorrectly handled certain malformed files.
An attacker could use this issue to cause libcaca 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:


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