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CVE-2026-93019

Imager versions before 1.036 for Perl exit the process reading a TGA with a colour map length of 32768 or more in tga_palette_read

9.1 CriticalFix available

Imager versions before 1.036 for Perl exit the process reading a TGA with a colour map length of 32768 or more in tga_palette_read.

The reader unpacks the two-byte colour map length into a signed short, so a length of 32768 or more becomes negative. tga_palette_read() casts that value to size_t and asks mymalloc() for a size near SIZE_MAX. The allocation fails and Imager's allocator calls exit(3).

Reading an attacker-supplied file through Imager->read() triggers an uncatchable exit.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.65%Unchanged since Sep 19, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.1

Imager versions before 1.036 for Perl exit the process reading a TGA with a colour map length of 32768 or more in tga_palette_read

Imager versions before 1.036 for Perl exit the process reading a TGA with a colour map length of 32768 or more in tga_palette_read.

The reader unpacks the two-byte colour map length into a signed short, so a length of 32768 or more becomes negative. tga_palette_read() casts that value to size_t and asks mymalloc() for a size near SIZE_MAX. The allocation fails and Imager's allocator calls exit(3).

Reading an attacker-supplied file through Imager->read() triggers an uncatchable exit.

Record
CVE-2026-93019
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-196, CWE-789
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-82927 9.1

Imager versions before 1.036 for Perl exit the process reading a TGA with a colour map length of 32768 or more in tga_palette_read.

The reader unpacks the two-byte colour map length into a signed short, so a length of 32768 or more becomes negative. tga_palette_read() casts that value to size_t and asks mymalloc() for a size near SIZE_MAX. The allocation fails and Imager's allocator calls exit(3).

Reading an attacker-supplied file through Imager->read() triggers an uncatchable exit.

Record
EUVD-2026-82927
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 9.1

Imager versions before 1.036 for Perl exit the process reading a TGA with a colour map length of 32768 or more in tga_palette_read.

The reader unpacks the two-byte colour map length into a signed short, so a length of 32768 or more becomes negative. tga_palette_read() casts that value to size_t and asks mymalloc() for a size near SIZE_MAX. The allocation fails and Imager's allocator calls exit(3).

Reading an attacker-supplied file through Imager->read() triggers an uncatchable exit.

Record
CVE-2026-93019
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-196, CWE-789
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 9.1

Imager versions before 1.036 for Perl exit the process reading a TGA with a colour map length of 32768 or more in tga_palette_read

Imager versions before 1.036 for Perl exit the process reading a TGA with a colour map length of 32768 or more in tga_palette_read.

The reader unpacks the two-byte colour map length into a signed short, so a length of 32768 or more becomes negative. tga_palette_read() casts that value to size_t and asks mymalloc() for a size near SIZE_MAX. The allocation fails and Imager's allocator calls exit(3).

Reading an attacker-supplied file through Imager->read() triggers an uncatchable exit.

Record
CVE-2026-93019
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-196, CWE-789
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-93019 9.1

Imager versions before 1.036 for Perl exit the process reading a TGA with a colour map length of 32768 or more in tga_palette_read. The reader unpacks the two-byte colour map length into a signed short, so a length of 32768 or more becomes negative. tga_palette_read() casts that value to size_t and asks mymalloc() for a size near SIZE_MAX. The allocation fails and Imager's allocator calls exit(3). Reading an attacker-supplied file through Imager->read() triggers an uncatchable exit.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93019
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-93019 9.1

Imager versions before 1.036 for Perl exit the process reading a TGA with a colour map length of 32768 or more in tga_palette_read. The reader unpacks the two-byte colour map length into a signed short, so a length of 32768 or more becomes negative. tga_palette_read() casts that value to size_t and asks mymalloc() for a size near SIZE_MAX. The allocation fails and Imager's allocator calls exit(3). Reading an attacker-supplied file through Imager->read() triggers an uncatchable exit.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93019
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2026-0500 No score

Updated perl-Imager package fixes security vulnerabilities

Buffer read underflows on 32-bit size_t systems decoding EXIF data. (CVE-2026-73638) Palette off-by-one discloses uninitialized heap memory. (CVE-2026-93018) TGA reader: signed colourmaplength causes process-killing allocator abort. (CVE-2026-93019) Unvalidated raw_datachannels can cause incorrect memory allocations. (CVE-2026-102504) getsamples(... type => "float") called on a paletted image allocated buffer overflow. (CVE-2026-102505)

Record
MGASA-2026-0500
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libimager-perl
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
1.019+dfsg-11.019+dfsg-21.020+dfsg-11.022+dfsg-11.023+dfsg-1
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1.024+dfsg-11.024+dfsg-21.025+dfsg-11.027+dfsg-11.028+dfsg-11.029+dfsg-11.030+dfsg-11.031+dfsg-11.032+dfsg-11.033+dfsg-11.034+dfsg-11.034+dfsg-21.035+dfsg-11.036+dfsg-1
None known
libimager-perl
Debian:13
All versions, plus listed versions
1.027+dfsg-11.028+dfsg-11.029+dfsg-11.030+dfsg-11.031+dfsg-1
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1.032+dfsg-11.033+dfsg-11.034+dfsg-11.034+dfsg-21.035+dfsg-11.036+dfsg-1
None known
libimager-perl
Debian:14
before 1.036+dfsg-1, plus listed versions
1.027+dfsg-11.028+dfsg-11.029+dfsg-11.030+dfsg-11.031+dfsg-1
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1.032+dfsg-11.033+dfsg-11.034+dfsg-11.034+dfsg-21.035+dfsg-1
1.036+dfsg-1
perl-Imager
Mageia:10
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 1.37.0-1.mga10
1.37.0-1.mga10
libimager-perl
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.003+dfsg-11.004+dfsg-11.004+dfsg-1build1
None known
libimager-perl
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.005+dfsg-2build11.006+dfsg-1
None known
libimager-perl
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.011+dfsg-11.011+dfsg-1build1
None known
libimager-perl
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.012+dfsg-1build11.012+dfsg-21.012+dfsg-2build1
None known
libimager-perl
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.019+dfsg-21.020+dfsg-11.022+dfsg-11.023+dfsg-11.023+dfsg-1build11.023+dfsg-1build2
None known
libimager-perl
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
1.029+dfsg-11.031+dfsg-11.033+dfsg-11.035+dfsg-1
None known
libimager-perl
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.027+dfsg-11.029+dfsg-1
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-93019 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in libimager-perl, published September 18, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.65%, the 51st percentile. Fixed in libimager-perl 1.036+dfsg-1.

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