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Critical Memory Leak Vulnerability in Fedora libsixel Fixed

Critical Memory Leak Vulnerability in Fedora libsixel Fixed

First seen 6 Mar 2026, 08:11 UTC • •

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ThreatCluster •March 12, 2026 at 16:10 UTC

A critical memory leak vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-61146, has been discovered in the libsixel encoder/decoder implementation for DEC SIXEL graphics. This vulnerability affects Fedora 42 and Fedora 43, prompting immediate patching efforts to mitigate potential exploitation.

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2026-02-23
CVE-2025-61146 published
2026-02-25
Patch released for Fedora 42 and 43 addressing CVE-2025-61146
2026-03-06
Articles published detailing the vulnerability and its fix

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