Packages
- libheif - An ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder
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)
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)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
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