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.
History

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 25 Feb 2026 03:15:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title libvips matrixload.c vips_foreign_load_matrix_header null pointer dereference
First Time appeared Libvips
Libvips libvips
Weaknesses CWE-404
CWE-476
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:libvips:libvips:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Libvips
Libvips libvips
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 1.7, 'vector': 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-25T15:52:33.882Z

Reserved: 2026-02-24T19:53:47.620Z

Link: CVE-2026-3146

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-25T15:52:19.904Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-02-25T03:16:07.460

Modified: 2026-02-25T17:25:42.097

Link: CVE-2026-3146

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

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Updated: 2026-02-25T11:34:52Z