CVE-2026-20889 is a heap-based buffer overflow in LibRaw's x3f_thumb_loader functionality in commit d20315b. Processing a specially crafted Sigma X3F image can trigger unsafe memory handling during thumbnail loading, resulting in an out-of-bounds heap write and memory corruption. The vulnerability is associated with integer-overflow conditions and is classified as CWE-190.
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A LibRaw vulnerability in darktable allowing arbitrary code execution through processing of a specially crafted image file.
A LibRaw vulnerability affecting darktable that enables arbitrary code execution through a specially crafted image file.
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in LibRaw that can be triggered by a specially crafted malicious file.
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the x3f_thumb_loader functionality of LibRaw Commit d20315b that can be triggered by a specially crafted malicious file.
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