Out-of-Bounds Affecting libvips-8.17 package, versions <8.17.3-r1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-LIBVIPS817-15461643
  • published12 Mar 2026
  • disclosed25 Feb 2026

Introduced: 25 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-3145  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard libvips-8.17 to version 8.17.3-r1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libvips-8.17 package and not the libvips-8.17 package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw has been found in libvips up to 8.18.0. The affected element is the function vips_foreign_load_matrix_file_is_a/vips_foreign_load_matrix_header of the file libvips/foreign/matrixload.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The attack needs to be launched locally. This patch is called d4ce337c76bff1b278d7085c3c4f4725e3aa6ece. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1