Ubuntu USN · USN-8484-1

GD.pm vulnerability

Published: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:42

CVE-2026-11526

Summary

GD.pm could be made to run programs or overwrite files if it opened a specially crafted file.

Details

It was discovered that GD.pm incorrectly handled filename arguments. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands or overwrite files.

Recommended actions per Ubuntu release

StackPatch playbook auto-generated per release codename and per affected package.

Ubuntu jammy

libgd-perl→2.76-2ubuntu0.1apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 2.76-2ubuntu0.1 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libgd-perl
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.
libgd-perl→2.76-2ubuntu0.1apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 2.76-2ubuntu0.1 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libgd-perl
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.

Ubuntu noble

libgd-perl→2.78-1ubuntu0.24.04.1apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 2.78-1ubuntu0.24.04.1 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libgd-perl
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.
libgd-perl→2.78-1ubuntu0.24.04.1apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 2.78-1ubuntu0.24.04.1 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libgd-perl
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.

Ubuntu questing

libgd-perl→2.78-1ubuntu0.25.10.1apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 2.78-1ubuntu0.25.10.1 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libgd-perl
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.
libgd-perl→2.78-1ubuntu0.25.10.1apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 2.78-1ubuntu0.25.10.1 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libgd-perl
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.

Ubuntu resolute

libgd-perl→2.84-2ubuntu0.1apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 2.84-2ubuntu0.1 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libgd-perl
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.
libgd-perl→2.84-2ubuntu0.1apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 2.84-2ubuntu0.1 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libgd-perl
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.

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