libsixel: libsixel is a SIXEL encoder/decoder implementation derived from kmiya's sixel
CVE-2026-33018 is fixed in libsixel on 1 platform by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-33018 (version 1:1.8.7-r2-1), released April 14, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
libsixel is a SIXEL encoder/decoder implementation derived from kmiya's sixel. Versions 1.8.7 and prior contain a Use-After-Free vulnerability via the load_gif() function in fromgif.c, where a single sixel_frame_t object is reused across all frames of an animated GIF and gif_init_frame() unconditionally frees and reallocates frame->pixels between frames without consulting the object's reference count. Because the public API explicitly provides sixel_frame_ref() to retain a frame and sixel_frame_get_pixels() to access the raw pixel buffer, a callback following this documented usage pattern will hold a dangling pointer after the second frame is decoded, resulting in a heap use-after-free confirmed by ASAN. Any application using sixel_helper_load_image_file() with a multi-frame callback to process user-supplied animated GIFs is affected, with a reliable crash as the minimum impact and potential for code execution. This issue has been fixed in version 1.8.7-r1.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| libsixel · Debian 14 | 1:1.8.7-r2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-33018 | Apr 14, 2026 |
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