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#50494: fix: crash in clipboard.readImage() on malformed image data

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Created: Mar 25, 2026, 12:47:34 PM
Merged: Mar 26, 2026, 1:22:43 AM
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Target: 42-x-y

Backport of #50475

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Notes: Fixed a crash in clipboard.readImage() when the clipboard contains malformed image data.

Released in v42.0.0-alpha.5

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#50475: fix: crash in clipboard.readImage() on malformed image data
Original PR Author
MarshallOfSound
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Mar 25, 2026, 12:47:00 PM
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