CVE-2025-61146Disclosure(saitoha / libsixel)

LOWCVSS 4.0 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch saitoha libsixel systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

saitoha libsixel until v1.8.7 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the component malloc_stub.c.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-401

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • libsixel

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 3 mentions across 3 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 3 signals
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • Peaked 2d ago at 1 mentions (2026-02-23); latest day: 1
  • 3 total mentions across 3 days

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
libsixel

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 3d
00111Mentions · 2026-02-23: 1Mentions · 2026-02-24: 1Mentions · 2026-03-06: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-03-06: 1Technical Details · 2026-02-23: 1Technical Details · 2026-02-24: 1Technical Details · 2026-03-06: 102-2302-2403-06
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
266.7%
Patch
133.3%
Referenced assets3 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-02-231
Disclosure1
2026-02-241
Disclosure1
2026-03-061
Patch1
Full discourse3 posts
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2025-61146 Memory Leak Vulnerability in Libsixel Versions Prior to 1.8.7 https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2025-61146

    Post summary

    The text announces a memory‑leak vulnerability in Libsixel versions prior to 1.8.7 (CVE‑2025‑61146) without providing exploitation details or mitigation steps.

    0000155
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  • ThreatCluster@threatcluster
    Patch

    Fedora fixes critical libsixel memory leak CVE-2025-61146 in Fedora 42 and 43, patching rpl_malloc() in malloc_stub.c. Users should update encoder/decoder packages promptly. https://threatcluster.io/cluster/critical-memory-leak-vulnerability-in-fedora-libsixel-fixed-8e59e755

    Post summary

    Fedora releases a patch for CVE‑2025‑61146, a critical memory‑leak in libsixel, urging users to update their encoder/decoder packages.

    0000091
    93 followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2025-61146 saitoha libsixel until v1.8.7 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the component malloc_stub.c. https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-61146

    Post summary

    CVE-2025-61146 is a memory‑leak vulnerability in libsixel (up to v1.8.7) affecting malloc_stub.c, with no PoC, exploit, or patch details provided.

    00000145
    56.5K followersView on X
CPE platform detail1 entries

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PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
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