usn-8479-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-06-29 15:54
Modified
2026-06-29 15:54
Summary
libheif vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that libheif incorrectly handled certain crafted HEIF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-47178)

It was discovered that libheif incorrectly validated offsets when decoding certain crafted HEIF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-49271)

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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that libheif incorrectly handled certain crafted HEIF\nfiles. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of\nservice or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-47178)\n\nIt was discovered that libheif incorrectly validated offsets when\ndecoding certain crafted HEIF files. An attacker could possibly use this\nissue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04\nLTS. (CVE-2026-49271)",
  "id": "USN-8479-1",
  "modified": "2026-06-29T15:54:22Z",
  "published": "2026-06-29T15:54:22Z",
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    }
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  "summary": "libheif vulnerabilities",
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    "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-47178",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-49271"
  ]
}



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