Description
libvips is a demand-driven, horizontally threaded image processing library. A specially crafted SVG input can cause libvips versions 8.14.3 or earlier to segfault when attempting to parse a malformed UTF-8 character. Users should upgrade to libvips version 8.14.4 (or later) when processing untrusted input.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libvips | libvips | < 8.14.4 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | vips | 8.14.4-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | vips | 8.14.4-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | vips | 8.14.1-3+deb12u1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | vips | 8.12.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-6437-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | vips | 8.4.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-6437-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | vips | 8.2.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-6437-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | vips | 8.18.7-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:12266-1 |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2026:12266-1 libvips-devel-8.18.7-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 25, 2026
- USN-6437-1 vips vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 25, 2026
References
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/security/advisories/GHSA-33qp-9pq7-9584
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/3604
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/e091d65835966ef56d53a4105a7362cafdb1582b
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YU2FFC47X2XDEGEHEWAGLU5L3R6FEYD2/