CVE-2026-69242
libvips: Integer overflow leading to heap buffer overflow leading to possible attacker-controlled mmap-resident write
libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. Prior to version 8.18.3, a crafted many-band TIFF processed through VipsForeignLoadTiff can evade scanline validation in libvips/iofuncs/image.c and cause an integer overflow in vips_image_sanity. The resulting buffer-region calculation can access attacker-controlled negative offsets in mmap-resident allocations, allowing reads or writes of other image data, possible data disclosure through uncompressed .v output, and likely process crashes. Remote code execution has not been demonstrated but cannot be ruled out. This issue is fixed in version 8.18.3.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.4
libvips: Integer overflow leading to heap buffer overflow leading to possible attacker-controlled mmap-resident write
libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. Prior to version 8.18.3, a crafted many-band TIFF processed through VipsForeignLoadTiff can evade scanline validation in libvips/iofuncs/image.c and cause an integer overflow in vips_image_sanity. The resulting buffer-region calculation can access attacker-controlled negative offsets in mmap-resident allocations, allowing reads or writes of other image data, possible data disclosure through uncompressed .v output, and likely process crashes. Remote code execution has not been demonstrated but cannot be ruled out. This issue is fixed in version 8.18.3.
- Record
CVE-2026-69242- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:H/SA:H - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-63651
8.4
libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. Prior to version 8.18.3, a crafted many-band TIFF processed through VipsForeignLoadTiff can evade scanline validation in libvips/iofuncs/image.c and cause an integer overflow in vips_image_sanity. The resulting buffer-region calculation can access attacker-controlled negative offsets in mmap-resident allocations, allowing reads or writes of other image data, possible data disclosure through uncompressed .v output, and likely process crashes. Remote code execution has not been demonstrated but cannot be ruled out. This issue is fixed in version 8.18.3.
- Record
EUVD-2026-63651- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:H/SA:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.4
libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. Prior to version 8.18.3, a crafted many-band TIFF processed through VipsForeignLoadTiff can evade scanline validation in libvips/iofuncs/image.c and cause an integer overflow in vips_image_sanity. The resulting buffer-region calculation can access attacker-controlled negative offsets in mmap-resident allocations, allowing reads or writes of other image data, possible data disclosure through uncompressed .v output, and likely process crashes. Remote code execution has not been demonstrated but cannot be ruled out. This issue is fixed in version 8.18.3.
- Record
CVE-2026-69242- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
8.4
libvips: Integer overflow leading to heap buffer overflow leading to possible attacker-controlled mmap-resident write
libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. Prior to version 8.18.3, a crafted many-band TIFF processed through VipsForeignLoadTiff can evade scanline validation in libvips/iofuncs/image.c and cause an integer overflow in vips_image_sanity. The resulting buffer-region calculation can access attacker-controlled negative offsets in mmap-resident allocations, allowing reads or writes of other image data, possible data disclosure through uncompressed .v output, and likely process crashes. Remote code execution has not been demonstrated but cannot be ruled out. This issue is fixed in version 8.18.3.
- Record
CVE-2026-69242- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:H/SA:H - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-69242
8.4
libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. Prior to version 8.18.3, a crafted many-band TIFF processed through VipsForeignLoadTiff can evade scanline validation in libvips/iofuncs/image.c and cause an integer overflow in vips_image_sanity. The resulting buffer-region calculation can access attacker-controlled negative offsets in mmap-resident allocations, allowing reads or writes of other image data, possible data disclosure through uncompressed .v output, and likely process crashes. Remote code execution has not been demonstrated but cannot be ruled out. This issue is fixed in version 8.18.3.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-69242- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-69242
8.4
libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. Prior to version 8.18.3, a crafted many-band TIFF processed through VipsForeignLoadTiff can evade scanline validation in libvips/iofuncs/image.c and cause an integer overflow in vips_image_sanity. The resulting buffer-region calculation can access attacker-controlled negative offsets in mmap-resident allocations, allowing reads or writes of other image data, possible data disclosure through uncompressed .v output, and likely process crashes. Remote code execution has not been demonstrated but cannot be ruled out. This issue is fixed in version 8.18.3.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-69242- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:H/SA:H - Updated
- 2026-11-04
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:12266-1 No score
libvips-devel-8.18.7-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libvips-devel-8.18.7-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:12266-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-8994-1 No score
vips vulnerabilities
It was discovered that libvips incorrectly handled certain PDF files with a page that defines a width but not a height. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvips to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-59933)
It was discovered that libvips incorrectly determined image dimensions in the vipsload operation, leading to an integer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvips to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-33327)
It was discovered that libvips incorrectly determined image dimensions in the gifload operation on 32-bit systems, leading to an integer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvips to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-33328)
It was discovered that libvips did not properly validate EXIF tag groups. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvips to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-35590)
It was discovered that libvips incorrectly determined the number of channels in certain encoded tiles within TIFF images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvips to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-35591)
It was discovered that libvips incorrectly validated scanlines in certain TIFF images with many bands, leading to an integer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvips to crash, resulting in a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-69242)
It was discovered that libvips incorrectly calculated frame heights when loading certain multi-page TIFF images through ImageMagick. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvips to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-70651)
It was discovered that libvips incorrectly handled certain Radiance images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2026-70653)
It was discovered that libvips incorrectly calculated read sizes when processing certain uncompressed PPM images from custom sources. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvips to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-70654)
- Record
USN-8994-1- Updated
- 2026-11-04
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
vipsDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 8.14.1-38.14.1-3+deb12u18.14.1-3+deb12u28.14.1-3+deb12u38.14.2-1 Show 30 moreShow less8.14.3-18.14.4-18.14.5-18.15.0-18.15.0-28.15.0~rc2-18.15.0~rc2-28.15.1-18.15.1-1.18.15.1-1.1~exp18.15.2-18.15.2-28.15.3-18.16.0-18.16.0-28.16.1-18.16.1-28.17.3-18.17.3-28.18.0-18.18.0-28.18.0-38.18.1-18.18.2-18.18.3-18.18.4-18.18.5-18.18.6-18.18.6-28.18.7-1 |
None known |
vipsDebian:13 |
before 8.16.1-1+deb13u2, plus listed versions 8.16.1-18.16.1-1+deb13u1 |
8.16.1-1+deb13u2 |
vipsDebian:14 |
before 8.18.3-1, plus listed versions 8.16.1-18.16.1-28.17.3-18.17.3-28.18.0-1 Show 4 moreShow less8.18.0-28.18.0-38.18.1-18.18.2-1 |
8.18.3-1 |
vipsUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
before 8.4.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions 8.4.5-1build18.4.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
8.4.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
vipsUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
before 8.9.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions 8.7.4-1build18.8.3-38.8.3-3ubuntu18.9.0-18.9.0-1build18.9.1-18.9.1-28.9.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
8.9.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
vipsUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
before 8.12.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm3, plus listed versions 8.10.5-2ubuntu18.11.4-28.12.1-18.12.1-1build18.12.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm18.12.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
8.12.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 |
vipsUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS |
before 8.15.1-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions 8.14.3-18.14.5-18.15.0-18.15.0-28.15.1-1 Show 4 moreShow less8.15.1-1build18.15.1-1.1build38.15.1-1.1build48.15.1-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
8.15.1-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
vipsUbuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS |
before 8.18.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions 8.16.1-18.16.1-28.17.3-28.18.0-18.18.0-1build18.18.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
8.18.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
vipsUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 8.2.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 7.40.6-2ubuntu28.0.2-28.2.1-18.2.2-1 |
8.2.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
vipsUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 8.4.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions 8.4.5-1build18.4.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
8.4.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
vipsUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 8.9.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions 8.7.4-1build18.8.3-38.8.3-3ubuntu18.9.0-18.9.0-1build18.9.1-18.9.1-28.9.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
8.9.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
vipsUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 8.12.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm3, plus listed versions 8.10.5-2ubuntu18.11.4-28.12.1-18.12.1-1build18.12.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm18.12.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
8.12.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 |
vipsUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 8.15.1-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions 8.14.3-18.14.5-18.15.0-18.15.0-28.15.1-1 Show 4 moreShow less8.15.1-1build18.15.1-1.1build38.15.1-1.1build48.15.1-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
8.15.1-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
vipsUbuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 8.18.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions 8.16.1-18.16.1-28.17.3-28.18.0-18.18.0-1build18.18.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
8.18.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
vipsopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 8.18.7-1.1 | 8.18.7-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| affected, facts | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-69242 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.4) in Libvips, published August 20, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 8th percentile. Fixed in vips 8.16.1-1+deb13u2.
References
github.com/libvips/libvips/security/advisories/GHSA-9rwc-f68v-4482
github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/5012
github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/c72f50927413cd2451837d9813f954bc5d88f548
github.com/libvips/libvips/releases/tag/v8.18.3
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/69xxx/CVE-2026-69242.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-69242
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-69242
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-69242
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-69242
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8994-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-59933
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-33327
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-33328
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-35590
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-35591
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-70651
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-70653
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-70654
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17534
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6976
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-40032
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-59933
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2913
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-69242
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-70651
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-70652
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-70654