CVE-2026-41071

libheif: libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder

CVE-2026-41071 is fixed in 20 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-41071, released May 22, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
8.1
high
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0030
23rd percentile

libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. In versions 1.21.2 and prior, a crafted HEIF sequence file where the saiz box declares more samples than actually exist in the track's chunk table causes a heap-buffer-overflow (out-of-bounds read) in the SampleAuxInfoReader constructor. The SampleAuxInfoReader constructor iterates over saiz->get_num_samples() samples but doesn't validate that this count is consistent with the number of chunks in the chunks vector. When saiz declares more samples than the chunks cover, the loop increments current_chunk past chunks.size(), causing an out-of-bounds read on the chunks vector. The vulnerability is triggered during file parsing (heif_context_read_from_file) without any additional user interaction. Any application using libheif to open untrusted HEIF files is affected. This issue has been fixed in version 1.22.0.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
heif-gdk-pixbuf · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 heif-gdk-pixbuf 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 Jun 24, 2026
heif-gdk-pixbuf · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 heif-gdk-pixbuf 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 Jul 21, 2026
heif-thumbnailer · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 heif-thumbnailer 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 Jun 24, 2026
heif-thumbnailer · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 heif-thumbnailer 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 Jul 21, 2026
heif-view · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 heif-view 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 Jun 24, 2026
heif-view · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 heif-view 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 Jul 21, 2026
libheif · Debian 14 1.23.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-41071 May 22, 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-examples · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 libheif-examples 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 Jun 24, 2026
libheif-examples · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 libheif-examples 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-aomdec · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 libheif-plugin-aomdec 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 Jun 24, 2026
libheif-plugin-aomdec · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 libheif-plugin-aomdec 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-aomenc · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 libheif-plugin-aomenc 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 Jun 24, 2026
libheif-plugin-aomenc · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 libheif-plugin-aomenc 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-dav1d · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 libheif-plugin-dav1d 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 Jun 24, 2026
libheif-plugin-dav1d · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 libheif-plugin-dav1d 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-ffmpegdec · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 libheif-plugin-ffmpegdec 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 Jun 24, 2026
libheif-plugin-ffmpegdec · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 libheif-plugin-ffmpegdec 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-j2kdec · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 libheif-plugin-j2kdec 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 Jun 24, 2026
libheif-plugin-j2kdec · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 libheif-plugin-j2kdec 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-j2kenc · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 libheif-plugin-j2kenc 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 Jun 24, 2026
libheif-plugin-j2kenc · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 libheif-plugin-j2kenc 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-jpegdec · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 libheif-plugin-jpegdec 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 Jun 24, 2026
libheif-plugin-jpegdec · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 libheif-plugin-jpegdec 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-jpegenc · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 libheif-plugin-jpegenc 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 Jun 24, 2026
libheif-plugin-jpegenc · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 libheif-plugin-jpegenc 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-kvazaar · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 libheif-plugin-kvazaar 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 Jun 24, 2026
libheif-plugin-kvazaar · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 libheif-plugin-kvazaar 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-libde265 · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 libheif-plugin-libde265 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 Jun 24, 2026
libheif-plugin-libde265 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 libheif-plugin-libde265 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-rav1e · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 libheif-plugin-rav1e 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 Jun 24, 2026
libheif-plugin-rav1e · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 libheif-plugin-rav1e 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-svtenc · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 libheif-plugin-svtenc 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 Jun 24, 2026
libheif-plugin-svtenc · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 libheif-plugin-svtenc 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-x265 · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 libheif-plugin-x265 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 Jun 24, 2026
libheif-plugin-x265 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 libheif-plugin-x265 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugins-all · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 libheif-plugins-all 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 Jun 24, 2026
libheif-plugins-all · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 libheif-plugins-all 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 Jul 21, 2026
libheif1 · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 libheif1 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4 Jun 24, 2026
libheif1 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 libheif1 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1 Jul 21, 2026

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