usn-8683-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-08-26 16:56
Modified
2026-08-26 16:56
Summary
libheif vulnerabilities
Details

Feng Ning discovered that libheif incorrectly handled certain image transforms. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-62289)

Ali Firas discovered that libheif incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-62291)

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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Feng Ning discovered that libheif incorrectly handled certain image\ntransforms. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a\ndenial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu\n20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-62289)\n\nAli Firas discovered that libheif incorrectly handled certain images. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or\nexecute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.\n(CVE-2026-62291)",
  "id": "USN-8683-1",
  "modified": "2026-08-26T16:56:18Z",
  "published": "2026-08-26T16:56:18Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8683-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-62289"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-62291"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "libheif vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-62289",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-62291"
  ]
}



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