# CVE-2026-70652: libvips: Possible heap-based buffer read overflow when resizing and re-encoding a JPEG with gain map

- Severity: CVSS 2.0 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.18.3
- Published: 2026-08-20 · Updated: 2026-08-21

## Affected

- libvips: fixed in 8.18.3

## Description

libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. Prior to version 8.18.3, libvips built with libultrahdr support can incorrectly size an output buffer in libvips/foreign/uhdrsave.c within vips_foreign_save_uhdr_set_raw_hdr when a pipeline enlarges an incoming JPEG to a very large output before encoding a gain map through VipsForeignSaveUhdr. The undersized allocation can cause a heap buffer over-read that may disclose adjacent data or crash the process. This issue is fixed in version 8.18.3.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on libvips, upgrade to a fixed version (8.18.3) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/security/advisories/GHSA-h27h-jf9v-m8rg
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/5039
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/cff17794f0698a4f47c74bb31c9700b2c83252a8
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/releases/tag/v8.18.3

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