Bug 2369321 (CVE-2025-44906)

Summary: CVE-2025-44906 jhead: Heap Use-After-Free in jhead ProcessFile Function
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A flaw was found in the ProcessFile function of jhead. This vulnerability allows an application-level denial of service or unexpected program behavior via a heap-use-after-free condition triggered by processing a crafted JPEG file. The issue stems from improper memory management in ReadJpegSections, where a memory buffer is reallocated and subsequently used after being freed, leading to memory corruption.
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Bug Depends On: 2369348, 2369349, 2369350, 2369351    
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-05-30 04:01:25 UTC
jhead v3.08 was discovered to contain a heap-use-after-free via the ProcessFile function at jhead.c.