{"id":"USN-8683-1","summary":"libheif vulnerabilities","details":"Feng Ning discovered that libheif incorrectly handled certain image\ntransforms. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a\ndenial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu\n20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-62289)\n\nAli Firas discovered that libheif incorrectly handled certain images. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or\nexecute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.\n(CVE-2026-62291)","modified":"2026-08-27T04:41:19.075215713Z","published":"2026-08-26T16:56:18Z","upstream":["CVE-2026-62289","CVE-2026-62291","UBUNTU-CVE-2026-62289","UBUNTU-CVE-2026-62291"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8683-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-62289"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-62291"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libheif","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libheif?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fbionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm4"}]}],"versions":["1.1.0-2","1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1","1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm2","1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm4","binary_name":"libheif-examples"},{"binary_name":"libheif1","binary_version":"1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm4"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro: 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