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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-84446 EUVD-2026-83017

libheif: Sequence decode timing-table initialization allows non-terminating loops and unbounded memory, bypassing max_sequence_frames

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

Description

libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. Prior to 1.23.2, crafted HEIF sequence timing and edit-list data can make Track::init_sample_timing_table() compute a logical m_num_output_samples value that exceeds the uint32_t counters used by Track_Visual::decode_next_image_sample() and Track::get_next_sample_raw_data(). The resulting comparison can never reach the oversized output count, causing non-terminating decode or raw-sample loops and bypassing max_sequence_frames. The same sequence path repeatedly calls Box_stts::get_sample_duration() and allocates Chunk::m_sample_ranges and Track::m_presentation_timeline outside MemoryHandle accounting, allowing severe CPU and memory exhaustion from a small file. This issue is fixed in version 1.23.2.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
strukturag libheif < 1.23.2 —

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 1.23.2-1 —
Debian 13 libheif 1.23.4-1~deb13u1 —
Debian 12 libheif No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS libheif 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 USN-8846-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libheif 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 USN-8846-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS libheif 1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm5 USN-8846-1
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS libheif 1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 USN-8846-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS libheif 1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm5 USN-8846-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP7 libheif 1.23.4-150700.3.21.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4276-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed libheif 1.23.4-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:11719-1
openSUSE Leap 16.0 libheif 1.23.4-160000.1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:21889-1

Advisories 4

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