usn-7952-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-01-12 01:03
Modified
2026-04-27 14:11
Summary
libheif vulnerabilities
Details
It was discovered that libheif did not correctly handle certain memory operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-25269)
Aldo Ristori discovered that libheif did not correctly handle certain memory operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-68431)
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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},
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},
{
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]
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"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
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},
{
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{
"binary_name": "libheif1",
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "negligible",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
},
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"id": "CVE-2025-68431",
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},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H",
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],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
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"binary_name": "heif-gdk-pixbuf",
"binary_version": "1.17.6-1ubuntu4.2"
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{
"binary_name": "heif-thumbnailer",
"binary_version": "1.17.6-1ubuntu4.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-examples",
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{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-aomdec",
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{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-aomenc",
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{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-dav1d",
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{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-ffmpegdec",
"binary_version": "1.17.6-1ubuntu4.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-j2kdec",
"binary_version": "1.17.6-1ubuntu4.2"
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{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-j2kenc",
"binary_version": "1.17.6-1ubuntu4.2"
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{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-jpegdec",
"binary_version": "1.17.6-1ubuntu4.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-jpegenc",
"binary_version": "1.17.6-1ubuntu4.2"
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{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-libde265",
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{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-rav1e",
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{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-svtenc",
"binary_version": "1.17.6-1ubuntu4.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-x265",
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},
{
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"package": {
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"1.17.1-1ubuntu2",
"1.17.1-1ubuntu3",
"1.17.4-1ubuntu1",
"1.17.6-1ubuntu1",
"1.17.6-1ubuntu2",
"1.17.6-1ubuntu3",
"1.17.6-1ubuntu4",
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},
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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},
"package": {
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"name": "libheif",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libheif@1.20.2-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source\u0026distro=questing"
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"versions": [
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"1.19.8-1",
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],
"aliases": [],
"details": "It was discovered that libheif did not correctly handle certain memory\noperations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial\nof service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS\nand Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-25269)\n\nAldo Ristori discovered that libheif did not correctly handle certain\nmemory operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a\ndenial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-68431)",
"id": "USN-7952-1",
"modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:47Z",
"published": "2026-01-12T01:03:59Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7952-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-25269"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-68431"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "libheif vulnerabilities",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25269",
"UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68431"
]
}
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