MGASA-2026-0237 Updated vips packages fix security vulnerabilities

This update fixes several security issues: A flaw has been found in libvips up to 8.18.0. The affected element is the function vipsforeignloadmatrixfileisa/vipsforeignloadmatrixheader of the file libvips/foreign/matrixload.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The attack need...

Updated vips packages fix security vulnerabilities

This update fixes several security issues: A flaw has been found in libvips up to 8.18.0. The affected element is the function vipsforeignloadmatrixfileisa/vipsforeignloadmatrixheader of the file libvips/foreign/matrixload.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The attack need...

EUVD-2026-23432

A security vulnerability has been detected in libvips up to 8.18.2. The affected element is the function imminposvec of the file libvips/deprecated/vips7compat.c of the component nip2 Handler. Such manipulation of the argument n leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached...

CVE-2026-6491 libvips nip2 vips7compat.c im_minpos_vec heap-based overflow

A security vulnerability has been detected in libvips up to 8.18.2. The affected element is the function imminposvec of the file libvips/deprecated/vips7compat.c of the component nip2 Handler. Such manipulation of the argument n leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached...

CVE-2026-6491

Affected software and component: libvips (up to 8.18.2), specifically the nip2 Handler’s function im_minpos_vec in libvips/deprecated/vips7compat.c. Root cause / vulnerability: manipulation of the argument n leads to a heap-based buffer overflow. Impact (as stated): local attack feasibility with ...

CVE-2026-6491

A security vulnerability has been detected in libvips up to 8.18.2. The affected element is the function imminposvec of the file libvips/deprecated/vips7compat.c of the component nip2 Handler. Such manipulation of the argument n leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached...

CVE-2026-6491 libvips nip2 vips7compat.c im_minpos_vec heap-based overflow

A security vulnerability has been detected in libvips up to 8.18.2. The affected element is the function imminposvec of the file libvips/deprecated/vips7compat.c of the component nip2 Handler. Such manipulation of the argument n leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached...

CVE-2026-6491: Heap-based Buffer Overflow

A security vulnerability has been detected in libvips up to 8.18.2. The affected element is the function imminposvec of the file libvips/deprecated/vips7compat.c of the component nip2 Handler. Such manipulation of the argument n leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached...

PT-2026-33455

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libvips versions prior to 8.19 Description A heap-based buffer overflow exists in the nip2 Handler component within the im minpos vec function of the file libvips/deprecated/vips7compat.c. This issue occurs when the argument n is manipulated,...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-6491

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - A security vulnerability has been detected in libvips up to 8.18.2. The affected element is the function imminposvec of the file libvips/deprecated/vips7compat....

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-17514

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers t...

SUSE CVE-2017-17514

boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL. NOTE: a software maintainer indicates that this product does not use the BROWSER...

DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17514

boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL. NOTE: a software maintainer indicates that this product does not use the BROWSER...

CVE-2017-17514

boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL. NOTE: a software maintainer indicates that this product does not use the BROWSER...

UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17514

DISPUTED boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL. NOTE: a software maintainer indicates that this product does not use the...

Design/Logic Flaw

DISPUTED boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL. NOTE: a software maintainer indicates that this product does not use the...

CVE-2017-17514

boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL. NOTE: a software maintainer indicates that this product does not use the BROWSER...

CVE-2017-17514

boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL. NOTE: a software maintainer indicates that this product does not use the BROWSER...

CVE-2017-17514

boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL. NOTE: a software maintainer indicates that this product does not use the BROWSER...

CVE-2017-17514

boxes.c in nip2 8.4.0 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL. NOTE: a software maintainer indicates that this product does not use the BROWSER...