Description
libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. The EXIF decoder within libvips versions before and including 8.18.1 was not verifying the range of EXIF tag groups before passing data to libexif, leading to a possible null pointer dereference and crash. This has been patched in version 8.18.2.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| libvips | libvips | <= 8.18.1 | — |
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 | 8.18.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | vips | 8.16.1-1+deb13u2 | — |
| Debian 12 | vips | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS | vips | 8.18.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | USN-8994-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | vips | 8.15.1-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | USN-8994-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | vips | 8.12.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | USN-8994-1 |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | vips | 8.9.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm2 | USN-8994-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | vips | 8.4.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | USN-8994-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | vips | 8.2.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-8994-1 |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | libvips-8.17 | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- USN-8994-1 vips vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 4, 2026