CVE-2026-3281
Description
A vulnerability was detected in libvips 8.19.0. This affects the function vips_bandrank_build of the file libvips/conversion/bandrank.c. Performing a manipulation of the argument index results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is named fd28c5463697712cb0ab116a2c55e4f4d92c4088. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 8.14.1-3+deb12u3 |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | fixed | 8.18.0-3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 8.18.0-3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 8.16.1-1+deb13u1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libvips | libvips | 8.19.0 | |
References
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/fd28c5463697712cb0ab116a2c55e4f4d92c4088
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4878
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4878#issue-3944209102
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/4895
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.348010
- https://vuldb.com/?id.348010
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.758861
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-3281
CWEs
CWE-119 CWE-122
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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