Packages
- libheif - An ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder
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)
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)
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:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 25.10 questing | libheif1 – 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
| 25.04 plucky | libheif1 – 1.19.7-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | libheif1 – 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.2 | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | libheif1 – 1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm2 | ||
| 20.04 LTS focal | libheif1 – 1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | libheif1 – 1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm2 | ||
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