Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2023 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-68431: libheif is an HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. Prior to version 1.21.0, a crafted HEIF that exercises the overlay image item path triggers a heap buffer over-read in `HeifPixelImage::overlay()`. The function computes a negative row length (likely from an unclipped overlay rectangle or invalid offsets), which then underflows when converted to `size_t` and is passed to `memcpy`, causing a very large read past the end of the source plane and a crash. Version 1.21.0 contains a patch. As a workaround, avoid decoding images using `iovl` overlay boxes.
Fixed packages 8
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | heif-pixbuf-loader | 0:1.19.8-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | heif-pixbuf-loader-debuginfo | 0:1.19.8-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | libheif | 0:1.19.8-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | libheif-debuginfo | 0:1.19.8-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | libheif-debugsource | 0:1.19.8-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | libheif-devel | 0:1.19.8-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | libheif-tools | 0:1.19.8-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | libheif-tools-debuginfo | 0:1.19.8-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 6.5
libheif has Potential Heap Buffer Over-Read
libheif is an HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. Prior to version 1.21.0, a crafted HEIF that exercises the overlay image item path triggers a heap buffer over-read in `HeifPixelImage::overlay()`. The function computes a negative row length (likel…
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2025-68431.html