# CVE-2026-3146: libvips matrixload.c vips\_foreign\_load\_matrix\_header null pointer dereference

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-02-25 · Updated: 2026-02-25

## Affected

- n/a libvips: 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 8.10, 8.11, 8.12, 8.13, 8.14, 8.15, 8.16, 8.17, 8.18.0

## Description

A vulnerability has been found in libvips up to 8.18.0. The impacted element is the function vips_foreign_load_matrix_header of the file libvips/foreign/matrixload.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed locally. The identifier of the patch is d4ce337c76bff1b278d7085c3c4f4725e3aa6ece. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a libvips, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.347652
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.347652
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.758691
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4875
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/4888
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/d4ce337c76bff1b278d7085c3c4f4725e3aa6ece
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/

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