UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44638

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-44638
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44638.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44638
Upstream
  • CVE-2026-44638
Published
2026-05-14T20:17:00Z
Modified
2026-05-20T22:03:07.768253492Z
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
  • 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
  • Ubuntu - medium
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 sixeldecoderaw 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

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
libsixel

Package

Name
libsixel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsixel?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.4.2-1
1.5.2-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.5.2-2",
            "binary_name": "libsixel-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.5.2-2",
            "binary_name": "libsixel1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44638.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
libsixel

Package

Name
libsixel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsixel?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.5.2-2
1.7.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.7.3-1",
            "binary_name": "libsixel-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.7.3-1",
            "binary_name": "libsixel-examples"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.7.3-1",
            "binary_name": "libsixel1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44638.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
libsixel

Package

Name
libsixel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsixel?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.8.2-1
1.8.2-2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.2-2.1",
            "binary_name": "libsixel-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.2-2.1",
            "binary_name": "libsixel-examples"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.8.2-2.1",
            "binary_name": "libsixel1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44638.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
libsixel

Package

Name
libsixel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsixel?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.8.6-2
1.10.3-2
1.10.3-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.3-3",
            "binary_name": "libsixel-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.3-3",
            "binary_name": "libsixel-examples"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.3-3",
            "binary_name": "libsixel1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44638.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
libsixel

Package

Name
libsixel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsixel?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.10.3-3
1.10.3-3build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.3-3build1",
            "binary_name": "libsixel-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.3-3build1",
            "binary_name": "libsixel-examples"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.3-3build1",
            "binary_name": "libsixel1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44638.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
libsixel

Package

Name
libsixel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsixel?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.10.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.5-1",
            "binary_name": "libsixel-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.5-1",
            "binary_name": "libsixel-examples"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.5-1",
            "binary_name": "libsixel1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44638.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
libsixel

Package

Name
libsixel
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libsixel?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.10.5-1
1.10.5-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.5-1build1",
            "binary_name": "libsixel-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.5-1build1",
            "binary_name": "libsixel-examples"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.5-1build1",
            "binary_name": "libsixel1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44638.json"