usn-8774-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-09-16 16:36
Modified
2026-09-16 16:36
Summary
libheif vulnerabilities
Details
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. (CVE-2026-62291)
Dmitrijs Trizna discovered that libheif incorrectly handled certain image sequences. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-62377)
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"database_specific": {
"cves_map": {
"cves": [],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "heif-gdk-pixbuf",
"binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "heif-thumbnailer",
"binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "heif-view",
"binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-examples",
"binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-aomdec",
"binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-aomenc",
"binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-dav1d",
"binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-ffmpegdec",
"binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-j2kdec",
"binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-j2kenc",
"binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-jpegdec",
"binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-jpegenc",
"binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-kvazaar",
"binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-libde265",
"binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-rav1e",
"binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-svtenc",
"binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugin-x265",
"binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif-plugins-all",
"binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "libheif1",
"binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS",
"name": "libheif",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libheif@1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5?arch=source\u0026distro=resolute"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"1.20.2-1",
"1.20.2-2",
"1.20.2-2build1",
"1.20.2-2build2",
"1.20.2-2ubuntu1",
"1.21.2-1",
"1.21.2-3",
"1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1",
"1.21.2-3ubuntu0.2",
"1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3",
"1.21.2-3ubuntu0.4"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "Ali 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. (CVE-2026-62291)\n\nDmitrijs Trizna discovered that libheif incorrectly handled certain image\nsequences. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of\nservice. (CVE-2026-62377)",
"id": "USN-8774-1",
"modified": "2026-09-16T16:36:02Z",
"published": "2026-09-16T16:36:02Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8774-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-62291"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-62377"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "libheif vulnerabilities",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2026-62291",
"UBUNTU-CVE-2026-62377"
]
}
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