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CVE-2026-70653

libvips: Possible heap-based buffer read overflow when decoding a well-crafted RLE Radiance image

4.8 MediumFix available

libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. Prior to version 8.18.3, the old-style Radiance RLE decoder in libvips/foreign/radiance.c can process a repeat marker at the beginning of a scanline in scanline_read_old and read q[-1] before any prior pixel exists. A crafted Radiance image loaded through VipsForeignLoadRad can therefore disclose four bytes of adjacent heap data, most likely other image data. 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
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.12%Unchanged since Aug 21, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.8

libvips: Possible heap-based buffer read overflow when decoding a well-crafted RLE Radiance image

libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. Prior to version 8.18.3, the old-style Radiance RLE decoder in libvips/foreign/radiance.c can process a repeat marker at the beginning of a scanline in scanline_read_old and read q[-1] before any prior pixel exists. A crafted Radiance image loaded through VipsForeignLoadRad can therefore disclose four bytes of adjacent heap data, most likely other image data. This issue is fixed in version 8.18.3.

Record
CVE-2026-70653
CVSS 4.0
4.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-122
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-63654 4.8

libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. Prior to version 8.18.3, the old-style Radiance RLE decoder in libvips/foreign/radiance.c can process a repeat marker at the beginning of a scanline in scanline_read_old and read q[-1] before any prior pixel exists. A crafted Radiance image loaded through VipsForeignLoadRad can therefore disclose four bytes of adjacent heap data, most likely other image data. This issue is fixed in version 8.18.3.

Record
EUVD-2026-63654
CVSS 4.0
4.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 4.8

libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. Prior to version 8.18.3, the old-style Radiance RLE decoder in libvips/foreign/radiance.c can process a repeat marker at the beginning of a scanline in scanline_read_old and read q[-1] before any prior pixel exists. A crafted Radiance image loaded through VipsForeignLoadRad can therefore disclose four bytes of adjacent heap data, most likely other image data. This issue is fixed in version 8.18.3.

Record
CVE-2026-70653
CVSS 4.0
4.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 4.8

libvips: Possible heap-based buffer read overflow when decoding a well-crafted RLE Radiance image

libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. Prior to version 8.18.3, the old-style Radiance RLE decoder in libvips/foreign/radiance.c can process a repeat marker at the beginning of a scanline in scanline_read_old and read q[-1] before any prior pixel exists. A crafted Radiance image loaded through VipsForeignLoadRad can therefore disclose four bytes of adjacent heap data, most likely other image data. This issue is fixed in version 8.18.3.

Record
CVE-2026-70653
CVSS 4.0
4.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-122
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-70653 4.8

libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. Prior to version 8.18.3, the old-style Radiance RLE decoder in libvips/foreign/radiance.c can process a repeat marker at the beginning of a scanline in scanline_read_old and read q[-1] before any prior pixel exists. A crafted Radiance image loaded through VipsForeignLoadRad can therefore disclose four bytes of adjacent heap data, most likely other image data. This issue is fixed in version 8.18.3.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-70653
CVSS 4.0
4.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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-2026-70653 4.8

libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. Prior to version 8.18.3, the old-style Radiance RLE decoder in libvips/foreign/radiance.c can process a repeat marker at the beginning of a scanline in scanline_read_old and read q[-1] before any prior pixel exists. A crafted Radiance image loaded through VipsForeignLoadRad can therefore disclose four bytes of adjacent heap data, most likely other image data. This issue is fixed in version 8.18.3.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-70653
CVSS 4.0
4.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-04
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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
vips
Debian: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
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8.14.3-18.14.4-18.14.5-18.15.0-18.15.0-28.15.0~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
vips
Debian:13
before 8.16.1-1+deb13u2, plus listed versions
8.16.1-18.16.1-1+deb13u1
8.16.1-1+deb13u2
vips
Debian: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
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8.18.0-28.18.0-38.18.1-18.18.2-1
8.18.3-1
vips
Ubuntu: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
vips
Ubuntu: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
vips
Ubuntu: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
vips
Ubuntu: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
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8.15.1-1build18.15.1-1.1build38.15.1-1.1build48.15.1-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1
8.15.1-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2
vips
Ubuntu: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
vips
Ubuntu: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
vips
Ubuntu: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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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
vips
Ubuntu: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
vips
Ubuntu: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
vips
Ubuntu: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
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8.15.1-1build18.15.1-1.1build38.15.1-1.1build48.15.1-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1
8.15.1-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2
vips
Ubuntu: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

History

History
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affected, aliases, referencesOSV
affected, factsOSV
aliases, publishedEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-70653 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Libvips, published August 20, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.12%, the 2nd percentile. Fixed in vips 8.16.1-1+deb13u2.

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