Out-of-bounds writes via integer-overflowed grid allocation
Published Aug 19, 2026 · Updated Aug 19, 2026
Heap buffer overflow in jxl-grid before 0.6.2 and jxl-oxide before 0.12.6 allows attackers to corrupt memory via crafted JPEG XL images. AlignedGrid::with_alloc_tracker multiplies width by height and related grid arithmetic derives offsets without checked overflow, so oversized frame, canvas, or ROI dimensions can allocate backing storage smaller than the logical grid. Exposure requires a 32-bit build and attacker-controlled image decoding through render_frame or similar paths; later mutable subgrid and raw-pointer writes can crash the process or potentially execute code.
Summary
What happened
Heap buffer overflow in jxl-grid before 0.6.2 and jxl-oxide before 0.12.6 allows attackers to corrupt memory via crafted JPEG XL images. AlignedGrid::with_alloc_tracker multiplies width by height and related grid arithmetic derives offsets without checked overflow, so oversized frame, canvas, or ROI dimensions can allocate backing storage smaller than the logical grid. Exposure requires a 32-bit build and attacker-controlled image decoding through render_frame or similar paths; later mutable subgrid and raw-pointer writes can crash the process or potentially execute code.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-52834
- Published
- Aug 19, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- Vendor
- Wonwoo Choi
- Product
- jxl-oxide
- Classifications
- CWE-131, CWE-122, CWE-190, T1203
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 19, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 0.12.6
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