CVE-2026-44638
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Publication date: 2026-05-14
Last updated on: 2026-05-15
Assigner: GitHub, Inc.
Description
Description
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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| saitoha | libsixel | From 1.0.0 (inc) to 1.8.7-r2 (exc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
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| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-690 | The product does not check for an error after calling a function that can return with a NULL pointer if the function fails, which leads to a resultant NULL pointer dereference. |
| CWE-476 | The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL. |