CVE-2026-3949

libheif: A vulnerability was determined in strukturag libheif up to 1.21.2

CVE-2026-3949 is fixed in 8 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-3949, released March 11, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
low
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0014
3rd percentile

A vulnerability was determined in strukturag libheif up to 1.21.2. This affects the function vvdec_push_data2 of the file libheif/plugins/decoder_vvdec.cc of the component HEIF File Parser. Executing a manipulation of the argument size can lead to out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be launched locally. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. This patch is called b97c8b5f198b27f375127cd597a35f2113544d03. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
heif-pixbuf-loader · amzn 2023 1.19.8-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-1509 Mar 30, 2026
heif-pixbuf-loader-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1.19.8-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-1509 Mar 30, 2026
libheif · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 1.23.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-3949 Mar 11, 2026
libheif · Debian 14 1.23.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-3949 Mar 11, 2026
libheif · amzn 2023 1.19.8-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-1509 Mar 30, 2026
libheif · opensuse-leap 16.0 1.23.0-160000.1.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20974-1 Jun 17, 2026
libheif · sles 15.7 1.23.0-150700.3.15.1 SUSE-SU-2026:2622-1 Jun 24, 2026
libheif · sles 16.0 1.23.0-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22153-1 Jun 17, 2026
libheif-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1.19.8-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-1509 Mar 30, 2026
libheif-debugsource · amzn 2023 1.19.8-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-1509 Mar 30, 2026
libheif-devel · amzn 2023 1.19.8-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-1509 Mar 30, 2026
libheif-tools · amzn 2023 1.19.8-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-1509 Mar 30, 2026
libheif-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1.19.8-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2026-1509 Mar 30, 2026

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