Description
Imager versions before 1.032 for Perl have a heap out-of-bounds read in the bundled Imager::File::SGI reader via a 16-bit RLE literal run in read_rgb_16_rle.
read_rgb_16_rle guards each literal run with if (count > data_left), but count is a pixel count while every 16-bit sample consumes two bytes. The copy loop reads inp[0] * 256 + inp[1] and advances two bytes per pixel, so a run with data_left / 2 < count <= data_left passes the guard yet consumes 2 * count bytes and reads past the end of the buffer. The 8-bit path is unaffected because there one pixel is one byte.
Reading a crafted SGI image through Imager->read triggers the over-read before the parser rejects the malformed image, which can crash the process.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| TONYC | Imager | < 1.032 | 1.032 |
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 | libimager-perl | 1.032+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | libimager-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | libimager-perl | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | libimager-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | libimager-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | libimager-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | libimager-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | libimager-perl | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | libimager-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | libimager-perl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | libimager-perl | No fix yet | — |