CVE-2026-2913 — libvips source.c vips_source_read_to_memory heap-based overflow

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LOW

libvips source.c vips_source_read_to_memory heap-based overflow

Published Feb 22, 2026

2.0

LOW

CVSS 4.0

EPSS 0.20%

Description

A vulnerability was determined in libvips up to 8.19.0. The affected element is the function vips_source_read_to_memory of the file libvips/iofuncs/source.c. This manipulation causes heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitability is described as difficult. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Patch name: a56feecbe9ed66521d9647ec9fbcd2546eccd7ee. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue. The confirmation of the bugfix mentions: "[T]he impact of this is negligible, since this only affects custom seekable sources larger than 4 GiB (and the crash occurs in user code rather than libvips itself)."

Affected products

Vendor Libvips Product Libvips Default
n/a
- Version
  8.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8.1
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8.10
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8.11
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8.12
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8.13
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8.14
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8.15
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8.16
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8.17
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8.18
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8.19.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8.2
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8.3
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8.4
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8.5
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8.6
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8.7
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8.8
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8.9
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Libvips

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
8.0	affected	-
8.1	affected	-
8.10	affected	-
8.11	affected	-
8.12	affected	-
8.13	affected	-
8.14	affected	-
8.15	affected	-
8.16	affected	-
8.17	affected	-
8.18	affected	-
8.19.0	affected	-
8.2	affected	-
8.3	affected	-
8.4	affected	-
8.5	affected	-
8.6	affected	-
8.7	affected	-
8.8	affected	-
8.9	affected	-

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3

rhelai3/bootc-cuda-rhel9

Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3

rhelai3/disk-image-cuda-rhel9

Not affected
streams for Apache Kafka 2

com.github.streamshub-console

Not affected
streams for Apache Kafka 3

com.github.streamshub-console

Not affected

Product	Package	State	Advisory
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3	rhelai3/bootc-cuda-rhel9	Not affected	n/a
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3	rhelai3/disk-image-cuda-rhel9	Not affected	n/a
streams for Apache Kafka 2	com.github.streamshub-console	Not affected	n/a
streams for Apache Kafka 3	com.github.streamshub-console	Not affected	n/a

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.20% 0.00204

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00204

Score over time

Feb–Oct 2026

EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (3 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 2, 2026	0.20% (0.00204)	9.34th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.18% (0.00182)	7.95th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Feb 22, 2026	0.01% (0.00013)	2.05th	v4 (v2025.03.14)

Weaknesses (3)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

CWE-122

CWE-131

References (12)

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2913
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2441715
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/
product
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/a56feecbe9ed66521d9647ec9fbcd2546eccd7ee
patch
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857
issue-trackingIssue Tracking
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857#issue-3920154326
exploitissue-trackingIssue Tracking
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857#issuecomment-3878479322
issue-trackingExploitIssue Tracking
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2913
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.347222
signaturepermissions-requiredPermissions RequiredVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.347222
vdb-entrytechnical-descriptionThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.755224
third-party-advisoryThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2913

Link	Providers	Tags
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2913		Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2441715		Issue Tracking
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/		product
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/a56feecbe9ed66521d9647ec9fbcd2546eccd7ee		patch
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857		issue-trackingIssue Tracking
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857#issue-3920154326		exploitissue-trackingIssue Tracking
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857#issuecomment-3878479322		issue-trackingExploitIssue Tracking
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2913
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.347222		signaturepermissions-requiredPermissions RequiredVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.347222		vdb-entrytechnical-descriptionThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.755224		third-party-advisoryThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2913