# CVE-2025-29070: lcms2: Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2023 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-29070: 	A heap b...

CVE-2025-29070 is fixed in 6 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2026-1474, released March 2, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-29070
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: n/a (moderate)
- EPSS: 0.0098
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Mar 2, 2026

## Description

Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2023 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-29070: 	A heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in thesmooth2() in cmsgamma.c in lcms2-2.16 which allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. NOTE: the Supplier disputes this because "this is not exploitable as this function is never called on normal color management, is there only as a helper for low-level programming and investigation."

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | lcms2 amzn 2023 | 2.16-74.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1474.md) | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Linux | lcms2-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 2.16-74.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1474.md) | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Linux | lcms2-debugsource amzn 2023 | 2.16-74.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1474.md) | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Linux | lcms2-devel amzn 2023 | 2.16-74.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1474.md) | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Linux | lcms2-utils amzn 2023 | 2.16-74.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1474.md) | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Linux | lcms2-utils-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 2.16-74.amzn2023 | [ALAS2023-2026-1474](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1474.md) | Mar 2, 2026 |

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