{"id":"USN-9012-1","summary":"libheif vulnerability","details":"Alex Thomas discovered that libheif incorrectly handled certain HEIF\nimages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code\nif a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted\nfile.","modified":"2026-11-11T09:44:38.472864745Z","published":"2026-11-09T16:44:41Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2026-120208"],"upstream":["CVE-2026-120208","UBUNTU-CVE-2026-120208"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-9012-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-120208"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libheif","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:26.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libheif?arch=source&distro=resolute"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.21.2-3ubuntu0.7"}]}],"versions":["1.20.2-1","1.20.2-2","1.20.2-2build1","1.20.2-2build2","1.20.2-2ubuntu1","1.21.2-1","1.21.2-3","1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1","1.21.2-3ubuntu0.2","1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3","1.21.2-3ubuntu0.4","1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5","1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"heif-gdk-pixbuf","binary_version":"1.21.2-3ubuntu0.7"},{"binary_name":"heif-thumbnailer","binary_version":"1.21.2-3ubuntu0.7"},{"binary_version":"1.21.2-3ubuntu0.7","binary_name":"heif-view"},{"binary_name":"libheif-examples","binary_version":"1.21.2-3ubuntu0.7"},{"binary_name":"libheif-plugin-aomdec","binary_version":"1.21.2-3ubuntu0.7"},{"binary_version":"1.21.2-3ubuntu0.7","binary_name":"libheif-plugin-aomenc"},{"binary_version":"1.21.2-3ubuntu0.7","binary_name":"libheif-plugin-dav1d"},{"binary_name":"libheif-plugin-ffmpegdec","binary_version":"1.21.2-3ubuntu0.7"},{"binary_name":"libheif-plugin-j2kdec","binary_version":"1.21.2-3ubuntu0.7"},{"binary_name":"libheif-plugin-j2kenc","binary_version":"1.21.2-3ubuntu0.7"},{"binary_name":"libheif-plugin-jpegdec","binary_version":"1.21.2-3ubuntu0.7"},{"binary_name":"libheif-plugin-jpegenc","binary_version":"1.21.2-3ubuntu0.7"},{"binary_version":"1.21.2-3ubuntu0.7","binary_name":"libheif-plugin-kvazaar"},{"binary_name":"libheif-plugin-libde265","binary_version":"1.21.2-3ubuntu0.7"},{"binary_version":"1.21.2-3ubuntu0.7","binary_name":"libheif-plugin-rav1e"},{"binary_name":"libheif-plugin-svtenc","binary_version":"1.21.2-3ubuntu0.7"},{"binary_name":"libheif-plugin-x265","binary_version":"1.21.2-3ubuntu0.7"},{"binary_name":"libheif-plugins-all","binary_version":"1.21.2-3ubuntu0.7"},{"binary_version":"1.21.2-3ubuntu0.7","binary_name":"libheif1"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:26.04:LTS","cves":[{"id":"CVE-2026-120208","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","type":"CVSS_V4"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}]},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-9012-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2"}