Description
libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. In 1.23.0 and earlier, a crafted HEIF or AVIF file containing a clean aperture box can reduce an image dimension to zero and crash or corrupt tiling results when heif_image_handle_get_image_tiling(handle, 1, &tiling) is called. ImageItem::get_heif_image_tiling() returns already transformed dimensions, and process_image_transformations_on_tiling() applies the clean aperture transformation again. The second application passes zero to Box_clap::left_rounded(0), where image_width minus one underflows and constructs Fraction(0xFFFFFFFF, 2). Debug builds reach an assertion and abort, while release builds can return a corrupt crop and zero-width tiling result. The affected implementation spans libheif/image-items/image_item.cc, libheif/context.cc, and libheif/box.cc. This issue is fixed in version 1.23.1.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| strukturag | libheif | < 1.23.1 | — |
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 | 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.4 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | libheif | 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.7 | USN-8683-1 |
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~esm4 | USN-8683-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | libheif | 1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm4 | USN-8683-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | libheif | 1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm4 | USN-8683-1 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | libheif | 1.23.1-150700.3.18.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3597-1 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | libheif | 1.23.1-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23320-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | libheif | 1.23.1-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23320-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | libheif | 1.23.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11416-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | libheif | 1.23.1-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21644-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | libheif +3 | 1.19.8-1.amzn2023.0.8 | ALAS2023-2026-2134 |
Advisories 6
- ALAS2023-2026-2134 Moderate: libheif security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Sep 14, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:23320-1 Security update for libheif SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 10, 2026
- USN-8683-1 libheif vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Aug 31, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21644-1 Security update for libheif SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 27, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:3597-1 Security update for libheif SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 13, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11416-1 gdk-pixbuf-loader-libheif-1.23.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 2, 2026