Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size Affecting sail package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-SAIL-20028300
  • published21 Sept 2026
  • disclosed17 Sept 2026

Introduced: 17 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-54692  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-131  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Echo:latest sail.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sail package and not the sail package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

SAIL is a cross-platform library for loading and saving images with support for animation, metadata, and ICC profiles. Prior to 1.0.0, sail_codec_load_frame_v8_xbm() in src/sail-codecs/xbm/xbm.c allocates the decoded pixel buffer using the X11 one-byte-per-literal layout, but an X10 static short file causes the flat decode loop to write two file-controlled bytes per literal. When ceil(width/8) produces an odd row stride, the X10 literal count includes a padding byte for every row, but the destination has no space for those bytes, so loading the XBM through sail_load_from_file, sail_load_from_memory, or sail_start_loading_* produces a forward heap overwrite that scales with image height. The X11 static char path is not affected. The overwrite can corrupt process state, cause reliable crashes, and potentially enable code execution in a susceptible consuming application. This issue is fixed in version 1.0.0.