[Bug] Crash when opening a file from command line
Author: BriellaBugsCreated Apr 20, 2026Updated Aug 29, 2026
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Operating System
Linux
What's the issue you encountered?
Tried to open a file from the command line but ImHex just stopped responding
How can the issue be reproduced?
File extension is originally .ORI but it was renamed for uploading to GitHub
Open the above file from the command line using imhex 8-1-2025_18-15.ORI
$ imhex 8-1-2025_18-15.ORI
[09:51:34] [INFO] [main | Main] Welcome to ImHex 1.38.1!
[09:51:34] [INFO] [main | Main] Compiled using commit master@5ae17d8
[09:51:34] [INFO] [main | Main] Running on Linux 6.19.12-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:36:29 +0000 (x86_64)
[09:51:34] [INFO] [main | Main] Linux distribution: Arch Linux. Version: None
[09:51:35] [INFO] [main | Main] Native scaling set to: 1.0
[09:51:35] [INFO] [main | Main] Using 'Intel' GPU
[09:51:35] [INFO] [main | Init Tasks] Task 'Setting up environment' finished successfully in 0 ms
[09:51:35] [INFO] [main | Init Tasks] Task 'Creating directories' finished successfully in 2 ms
[09:51:35] [INFO] [main | Init Tasks] Task 'Loading settings' finished successfully in 0 ms
[09:51:35] [INFO] [main | Init Tasks] Library 'fonts.hexpluglib' initialized successfully
[09:51:35] [INFO] [main | Init Tasks] Library 'ui.hexpluglib' initialized successfully
[09:51:35] [INFO] [builtin | Init Tasks] Extracting auto_extract/workspaces/minimal.hexws to /home/puppy/.local/share/imhex/workspaces/minimal.hexws
[09:51:35] [INFO] [builtin | Init Tasks] Extracting auto_extract/workspaces/minimal.hexws to /home/puppy/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share/imhex/workspaces/minimal.hexws
[09:51:35] [INFO] [builtin | Init Tasks] Extracting auto_extract/workspaces/minimal.hexws to /var/lib/flatpak/exports/share/imhex/workspaces/minimal.hexws
[09:51:35] [INFO] [builtin | Init Tasks] Extracting auto_extract/workspaces/minimal.hexws to /usr/local/share/imhex/workspaces/minimal.hexws
[09:51:35] [INFO] [builtin | Init Tasks] Extracting auto_extract/workspaces/minimal.hexws to /usr/share/imhex/workspaces/minimal.hexws
[09:51:35] [INFO] [builtin | Init Tasks] Extracting auto_extract/workspaces/default.hexws to /home/puppy/.local/share/imhex/workspaces/default.hexws
[09:51:35] [INFO] [builtin | Init Tasks] Extracting auto_extract/workspaces/default.hexws to /home/puppy/.local/share/flatpak/exports/share/imhex/workspaces/default.hexws
[09:51:35] [INFO] [builtin | Init Tasks] Extracting auto_extract/workspaces/default.hexws to /var/lib/flatpak/exports/share/imhex/workspaces/default.hexws
[09:51:35] [INFO] [builtin | Init Tasks] Extracting auto_extract/workspaces/default.hexws to /usr/local/share/imhex/workspaces/default.hexws
[09:51:35] [INFO] [builtin | Init Tasks] Extracting auto_extract/workspaces/default.hexws to /usr/share/imhex/workspaces/default.hexws
[09:51:35] [INFO] [main | Init Tasks] Layout unlocked
[09:51:35] [INFO] [main | Init Tasks] Plugin 'builtin.hexplug' initialized successfully
[09:51:35] [INFO] [main | Init Tasks] Plugin 'decompress.hexplug' initialized successfully
[09:51:35] [INFO] [main | Init Tasks] Plugin 'diffing.hexplug' initialized successfully
[09:51:35] [INFO] [main | Init Tasks] Plugin 'disassembler.hexplug' initialized successfully
[09:51:35] [INFO] [main | Init Tasks] Plugin 'hashes.hexplug' initialized successfully
[09:51:35] [INFO] [main | Init Tasks] Plugin 'remote.hexplug' initialized successfully
[09:51:35] [INFO] [main | Init Tasks] Plugin 'script_loader.hexplug' initialized successfully
[09:51:35] [INFO] [main | Init Tasks] Plugin 'visualizers.hexplug' initialized successfully
[09:51:35] [INFO] [main | Init Tasks] Plugin 'yara_rules.hexplug' initialized successfully
[09:51:35] [INFO] [main | Init Tasks] Task 'Loading plugins' finished successfully in 6 ms
[09:51:35] [INFO] [main | Init Tasks] Task 'Load Window Settings' finished successfully in 0 ms
[09:51:35] [INFO] [main | Init Tasks] Task 'Configuring UI scale' finished successfully in 0 ms
[09:51:35] [INFO] [main | Checking for updat] Task 'Checking for updates' finished successfully in 0 ms
double free or corruption (out)
[09:51:35] [ERROR] [main | Checking for updat] Terminating from non-main thread, scheduling termination on main thread
Killed imhex 8-1-2025_18-15.ORI
ImHex Version
1.38.1-1
ImHex Build Type
- Nightly or built from sources
Installation type
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/imhex
Additional context?
- Desktop Environment: KDE Plasma
- Window Manager: KWin (Wayland)
Source: WerWolv/ImHex