Improper Resource Shutdown or Release Affecting vips package, versions <8.14.1-3+deb12u3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-VIPS-18067312
  • published21 Jul 2026
  • disclosed25 Feb 2026

Introduced: 25 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-3146  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-404  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest vips to version 8.14.1-3+deb12u3 or higher.

NVD Description

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

A vulnerability has been found in libvips up to 8.18.0. The impacted element is the function vips_foreign_load_matrix_header of the file libvips/foreign/matrixload.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed locally. The identifier of the patch is d4ce337c76bff1b278d7085c3c4f4725e3aa6ece. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1