CVE-2026-69242
Publication date 20 August 2026
Last updated 3 November 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| vips | 26.10 stonking |
Not affected
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| 26.04 LTS resolute |
Fixed in 8.18.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed in 8.15.1-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed in 8.12.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed in 8.9.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed in 8.4.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed in 8.2.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
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CVSS version: CVSS v4.0
Base score
8.4 · High
Vector: 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
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-8994-1
- libvips vulnerabilities
- 3 November 2026