# CVE-2022-44617: libxpm4: A flaw was found in libXpm CVE-2022-44617 is fixed in 8 products on 1 platform, first by libxpm4 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.18.04.2, released January 16, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-44617 - Priority: High - CVSS: 8.1 (Medium) - EPSS: 0.0124 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: Jan 16, 2023 ## Description A flaw was found in libXpm. When processing a file with width of 0 and a very large height, some parser functions will be called repeatedly and can lead to an infinite loop, resulting in a Denial of Service in the application linked to the library. ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | libXpm RHEL 8 | 0:3.5.12-9.el8_7 | [RHSA-2023:0379](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-0379.md) | Jan 23, 2023 | | Linux | libXpm RHEL 9 | 0:3.5.13-8.el9_1 | [RHSA-2023:0383](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-0383.md) | Jan 23, 2023 | | Linux | libXpm almalinux 8 | 3.5.12-9.el8_7 | [ALSA-2023:0379](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-0379.md) | Jan 23, 2023 | | Linux | libXpm almalinux 9 | 3.5.13-8.el9_1 | [ALSA-2023:0383](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-0383.md) | Jan 23, 2023 | | Linux | libXpm amzn 2023 | 3.5.15-2.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-107](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-107.md) | Feb 17, 2023 | | Linux | libXpm ol 8 | 0:3.5.12-9.el8_7 | [ELSA-2023-0379](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-0379.md) | Jan 24, 2023 | | Linux | libXpm ol 9 | 0:3.5.13-8.el9_1 | [ELSA-2023-0383](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-0383.md) | Jan 24, 2023 | | Linux | libXpm rocky 8 | 0:3.5.12-9.el8_7 | [RLSA-2023:0379](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2023-0379.md) | Jan 23, 2023 | | Linux | libXpm rocky 9 | 0:3.5.13-8.el9_1 | [RLSA-2023:0383](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2023-0383.md) | Jan 23, 2023 | | Linux | libXpm-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 3.5.15-2.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-107](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-107.md) | Feb 17, 2023 | | Linux | libXpm-debugsource amzn 2023 | 3.5.15-2.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-107](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-107.md) | Feb 17, 2023 | | Linux | libXpm-devel RHEL 8 | 0:3.5.12-9.el8_7 | [RHSA-2023:0379](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-0379.md) | Jan 23, 2023 | | Linux | libXpm-devel RHEL 9 | 0:3.5.13-8.el9_1 | [RHSA-2023:0383](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-0383.md) | Jan 23, 2023 | | Linux | libXpm-devel almalinux 8 | 3.5.12-9.el8_7 | [ALSA-2023:0379](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-0379.md) | Jan 23, 2023 | | Linux | libXpm-devel almalinux 9 | 3.5.13-8.el9_1 | [ALSA-2023:0383](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-0383.md) | Jan 23, 2023 | | Linux | libXpm-devel amzn 2023 | 3.5.15-2.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-107](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-107.md) | Feb 17, 2023 | | Linux | libXpm-devel ol 8 | 0:3.5.12-9.el8_7 | [ELSA-2023-0379](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-0379.md) | Jan 24, 2023 | | Linux | libXpm-devel ol 9 | 0:3.5.13-8.el9_1 | [ELSA-2023-0383](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-0383.md) | Jan 24, 2023 | | Linux | libXpm-devel-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 3.5.15-2.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-107](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-107.md) | Feb 17, 2023 | | Linux | libxpm Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1:3.5.12-1.1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-44617](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-44617.md) | Feb 6, 2023 | | Linux | libxpm Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1:3.5.12-1.1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-44617](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-44617.md) | Feb 6, 2023 | | Linux | libxpm Debian 14 | 1:3.5.12-1.1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-44617](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-44617.md) | Feb 6, 2023 | | Linux | libxpm4 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.18.04.2 | [libxpm4 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.18.04.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libxpm4-1-3.5.12-1ubuntu0.18.04.2.md) | Jan 16, 2023 | | Linux | libxpm4 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.1 | [libxpm4 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libxpm4-1-3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.1.md) | Jan 16, 2023 | | Linux | libxpm4 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [libxpm4 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libxpm4-1-3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Jan 16, 2023 | | Linux | xpmutils Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.18.04.2 | [xpmutils 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.18.04.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-xpmutils-1-3.5.12-1ubuntu0.18.04.2.md) | Jan 16, 2023 | | Linux | xpmutils Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.1 | [xpmutils 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-xpmutils-1-3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.1.md) | Jan 16, 2023 | | Linux | xpmutils Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [xpmutils 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-xpmutils-1-3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Jan 16, 2023 | --- Data as of 2026-11-08T13:06:02Z UTC. 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