CVE-2021-45463

gegl: load_cache in GEGL before 0.4.34 allows shell expansion when a pathname ina constructed command line is not escaped o...

CVE-2021-45463 is fixed in 9 products on 1 platform, first by gegl 0.3.30-1ubuntu1+esm1, released December 22, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.8
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0155
75th percentile

load_cache in GEGL before 0.4.34 allows shell expansion when a pathname ina constructed command line is not escaped or filtered. This is caused byuse of the system library function for execution of the ImageMagick convertfallback in magick-load. NOTE: GEGL releases before 0.4.34 are used in GIMPreleases before 2.10.30; however, this does not imply that GIMP buildsenable the vulnerable feature.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
gegl · Debian 11.6 (bullseye) 1:0.4.26-2+deb11u1 DLA-4341-1 Oct 22, 2025
gegl · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 1:0.4.34-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45463 Dec 23, 2021
gegl · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 1:0.4.34-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45463 Dec 23, 2021
gegl · Debian 14 1:0.4.34-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45463 Dec 23, 2021
gegl · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 0.3.30-1ubuntu1+esm1 gegl 0.3.30-1ubuntu1+esm1 Dec 22, 2021
gegl · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 0.4.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 gegl 0.4.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 Dec 22, 2021
gegl · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:0.4.34-1 gegl 1:0.4.34-1 Dec 22, 2021
gegl · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 1:0.4.34-1 gegl 1:0.4.34-1 Jan 16, 2026
gegl · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 1:0.4.34-1 gegl 1:0.4.34-1 Jan 16, 2026
gegl04 · RHEL 8 0:0.4.4-6.el8_5.2 RHSA-2022:0177 Jan 19, 2022
gegl04 · almalinux 8 0.4.4-6.el8_5.2 ALSA-2022:0177 Jan 19, 2022
gegl04 · ol 8 0:0.4.4-6.el8_5.2 ELSA-2022-0177 Jan 20, 2022
gegl04 · rocky 8 0:0.4.4-6.el8_5.2 RLSA-2022:0177 Jan 19, 2022
gegl04-devel · RHEL 8 0:0.4.4-6.el8_5.2 RHSA-2022:0177 Jan 19, 2022
gegl04-devel · almalinux 8 0.4.4-6.el8_5.2 ALSA-2022:0177 Jan 19, 2022
gegl04-devel · ol 8 0:0.4.4-6.el8_5.2 ELSA-2022-0177 Jan 20, 2022
gir1.2-gegl-0.3 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 0.3.30-1ubuntu1+esm1 gir1.2-gegl-0.3 0.3.30-1ubuntu1+esm1 Dec 22, 2021
gir1.2-gegl-0.4 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 0.4.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 gir1.2-gegl-0.4 0.4.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 Dec 22, 2021
gir1.2-gegl-0.4 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:0.4.34-1 gir1.2-gegl-0.4 1:0.4.34-1 Dec 22, 2021
gir1.2-gegl-0.4 · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 1:0.4.34-1 gir1.2-gegl-0.4 1:0.4.34-1 Jan 16, 2026
gir1.2-gegl-0.4 · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 1:0.4.34-1 gir1.2-gegl-0.4 1:0.4.34-1 Jan 16, 2026
libgegl-0.3-0 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 0.3.30-1ubuntu1+esm1 libgegl-0.3-0 0.3.30-1ubuntu1+esm1 Dec 22, 2021
libgegl-0.4-0 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 0.4.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 libgegl-0.4-0 0.4.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 Dec 22, 2021
libgegl-0.4-0 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:0.4.34-1 libgegl-0.4-0 1:0.4.34-1 Dec 22, 2021
libgegl-0.4-0t64 · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 1:0.4.34-1 libgegl-0.4-0t64 1:0.4.34-1 Jan 16, 2026
libgegl-0.4-0t64 · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 1:0.4.34-1 libgegl-0.4-0t64 1:0.4.34-1 Jan 16, 2026
libgegl-common · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 0.4.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 libgegl-common 0.4.22-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 Dec 22, 2021
libgegl-common · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 1:0.4.34-1 libgegl-common 1:0.4.34-1 Dec 22, 2021
libgegl-common · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 1:0.4.34-1 libgegl-common 1:0.4.34-1 Jan 16, 2026
libgegl-common · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 1:0.4.34-1 libgegl-common 1:0.4.34-1 Jan 16, 2026

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