A specially-crafted file can cause libjxl's decoder to read pixel data from uninitialized (but allocated) memory.
This can be done by causing the decoder to reference an outside-image-bound area in a subsequent patches. An incorrect optimization causes the decoder to omit populating those areas.
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References
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| https://github.com/libjxl/libjxl/pull/4495 |
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Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:45:00 +0000
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| Description | A specially-crafted file can cause libjxl's decoder to read pixel data from uninitialized (but allocated) memory. This can be done by causing the decoder to reference an outside-image-bound area in a subsequent patches. An incorrect optimization causes the decoder to omit populating those areas. | |
| Title | libjxl: Uninitialized memory read in decoder due to incorrect optimization in patch handling | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-908 | |
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cvssV4_0
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Google
Published:
Updated: 2026-02-11T15:27:24.118Z
Reserved: 2025-10-29T16:11:30.108Z
Link: CVE-2025-12474
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-02-11T16:15:53.647
Modified: 2026-02-11T18:06:04.010
Link: CVE-2025-12474
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