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title: "CVE-2026-2913\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2026-2913

Publication date 22 February 2026

Last updated 11 September 2026

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**2.5 · Low**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-2913?format=md#impact-score)

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## 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)."

## Status

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| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| vips | 26.04 LTS resolute | Needs evaluation |
| 25.10 questing | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Needs evaluation |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Needs evaluation |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Needs evaluation |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Needs evaluation |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:

CVSS v4.0

[CVSS v4.0](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-2913?format=md)
[CVSS v3.0](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-2913?format=md)

**Base score**

1.1 · Low

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | High |
  | Attack requirements | None |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Vulnerable system - Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Vulnerable system - Integrity impact | None |
  | Vulnerable system - Availability impact | Low |
  | Subsequent system - Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Subsequent system - Integrity impact | None |
  | Subsequent system - Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 1.1 · Low |
  | Base + Threat score | - |
  | Base + Environmental score | - |
  | Base + Threat + Environmental score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-2913)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2913)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2026-2913)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-2913)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2913>
* <https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857>
* <https://github.com/libvips/libvips/>
* <https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/a56feecbe9ed66521d9647ec9fbcd2546eccd7ee>
* <https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857#issue-3920154326>
* <https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857#issuecomment-3878479322>
* <https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.347222>
* <https://vuldb.com/?id.347222>
* <https://vuldb.com/?submit.755224>