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CVE-2026-3283: libvips can read beyond memory and crash

CVE-2026-3283 · published 8 months ago

Summary

The libvips image library (versions including 8.19.0) has a bug in its extract function that can cause it to read data outside its allocated space. This could lead to unexpected behavior or crashes when the library processes specially crafted input on the same machine. Updating libvips with the provided patch or a newer version resolves the issue.

What to do

Update debian vips to version 8.18.0-3.

Affected software

Ecosystem	Vendor	Product	Affected versions
–	libvips	libvips	8.19.0 `cpe:2.3:a:libvips:libvips:8.19.0:::::::*`
Debian:11	debian	vips	All versions
Debian:12	debian	vips	All versions
Debian:13	debian	vips	All versions
Debian:14	debian	vips	< 8.18.0-3 Fix: upgrade to 8.18.0-3
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	canonical	vips	All versions

Original advisory text

libvips extract.c vips_extract_band_build out-of-bounds

A vulnerability has been found in libvips 8.19.0. This issue affects the function vips_extract_band_build of the file libvips/conversion/extract.c. The manipulation of the argument extract_band leads to out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 24795bb3d19d84f7b6f5ed86451ad556c8f2fe70. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-3283 Vendor Advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-3283 Third Party Advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-3283 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/ URL
https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/3xxx/CVE-2026-3283.j... Vendor Advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3283 Vendor Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.348012 Vendor Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.758863 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4880 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4880#issue-3944214985 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/24795bb3d19d84f7b6f5ed86451ad556c8f2fe... Patch
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/4887 Patch
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.348012 Third Party Advisory

Fix within

Internet-facing 60 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit
Gives an attacker partial control

Severity

6.3 Medium

Exploitation

<1% chance of attack within 30 days

Type

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

Timeline

Published27 Feb 2026

Updated4 Nov 2026

First seen6 Mar 2026

Sources

CVE-2026-3283 · NVD

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-3283 · OSV

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-3283 · OSV

CVE-2026-3283 · OSV

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