Description
libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. Versions 1.21.2 and prior contain a heap buffer over-read in HeifPixelImage::overlay() in libheif/pixelimage.cc. When compositing an overlay image (iovl) whose child image has a different bit depth for the alpha channel than for the color channels, the function indexes into the alpha plane using the color channel stride (in_stride) instead of the previously retrieved alpha_stride, causing reads past the end of the alpha buffer (up to 3,123 bytes for a 100×50 image with 10-bit color and 8-bit alpha). A crafted HEIF file can exploit this to cause a denial of service (crash) or potentially disclose adjacent heap memory through leaked bytes embedded in the decoded output pixels. This issue has been fixed in versionThis issue has been fixed in version 1.22.0.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| strukturag | libheif | < 1.22.0 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | libheif | 1.23.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | libheif | 1.19.8-1+deb13u1 | — |
| Debian 12 | libheif | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | libheif | 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | libheif | 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | libheif | 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.4 | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | libheif | 1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm3 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | libheif | 1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | libheif | 1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm3 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | libheif | 1.23.0-150700.3.15.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2622-1 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | libheif | 1.23.0-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22153-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | libheif | 1.23.0-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22153-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | libheif | 1.22.2-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:10878-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | libheif | 1.23.0-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:20974-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | libheif +3 | 1.19.8-1.amzn2023.0.5 | ALAS2023-2026-1814 |
Advisories 5
- SUSE-SU-2026:2622-1 Security update for libheif SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 25, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:20974-1 Security update for libheif SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 24, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22153-1 Security update for libheif SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 24, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-1814 Important: libheif security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Jun 8, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10878-1 gdk-pixbuf-loader-libheif-1.22.2-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 29, 2026