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Medium · 5.3 CVE-2026-62291 EUVD-2026-62190

libheif: Heap out of bounds write in libheif uncompressed encoder when writing images with mismatched auxiliary alpha dimensions

Published Aug 18, 2026 · Updated Aug 21, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. In 1.23.0 and earlier, a crafted image sequence with a 2x2 primary plane and a 256x256 auxiliary alpha plane can cause attacker-controlled heap corruption during a normal decode and re-encode workflow. Track_Visual::decode_next_image_sample() calls transfer_channel_from_image_as() without checking that the auxiliary alpha dimensions match the main frame. The resulting inconsistent image reaches heif_track_decode_next_image() and then heif_context_encode_image(). In unc_encoder::encode(), unc_encoder_component_interleave::encode_tile() sizes its buffer with compute_tile_data_size_bytes() using the primary dimensions but copies each component using its actual plane dimensions. The oversized alpha plane is therefore copied beyond the allocation, causing an out-of-bounds write; the inverse size mismatch can also produce an out-of-bounds read. This issue is fixed in version 1.23.1.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 libheif 1.23.1-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS libheif 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 USN-8774-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libheif 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.8 USN-8683-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
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
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP7 libheif 1.23.1-150700.3.18.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3597-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
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
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
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

Advisories 6

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