DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44638
- Source
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-44638
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44638.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44638
- Upstream
- Published
- 2026-05-14T20:17:08Z
- Modified
- 2026-09-14T17:03:35Z
- Severity
-
- 2.5 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
libsixel is a SIXEL encoder/decoder implementation derived from kmiya's sixel. From to 1.8.7-r1, a wrong NULL check after an allocation call in sixel_decode_raw and sixel_decode causes a NULL pointer dereference whenever the allocation fails. The check tests the address of the output parameter (always non-NULL) instead of the value the malloc returned. On allocation failure, the function continues and writes through a NULL pointer, crashing the process. This is a denial of service against any caller of these public APIs that hits a low-memory condition. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.7-r2.
- References
Affected packages
Debian:12 / libsixel
Package
- Name
- libsixel
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/libsixel?arch=source&distro=bookworm
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Debian:13 / libsixel
Package
- Name
- libsixel
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/libsixel?arch=source&distro=trixie
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Debian:14 / libsixel
Package
- Name
- libsixel
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/libsixel?arch=source&distro=forky