CVE-2026-50142

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

CVE-2026-50142 is fixed in 20 products on 1 platform, first by SUSE-SU-2026:22153-1, released June 17, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.5
high
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0066
51st percentile

libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. From 1.19.0 until 1.23.0, a crafted HEIF sequence accepted by heif_context_read_from_memory() with the msf1 sequence brand can cause unbounded heap allocation. In libheif/sequences/seq_boxes.cc, Box_stsz::parse() applies max_sequence_frames only to variable-size samples, so fixed-size mode accepts an attacker-controlled sample_count without a bound. In libheif/sequences/track.cc, Track::load() also adds current_sample_idx and samples_per_chunk in 32-bit arithmetic, allowing the consistency check to be bypassed by wraparound. The resulting values reach the Chunk::Chunk() allocation path, which can consume gigabytes of memory and crash or stall the process through memory exhaustion. This issue is fixed in version 1.23.0.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
heif-gdk-pixbuf · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 heif-gdk-pixbuf 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 Jul 21, 2026
heif-gdk-pixbuf · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 heif-gdk-pixbuf 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 Jul 1, 2026
heif-thumbnailer · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 heif-thumbnailer 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 Jul 21, 2026
heif-thumbnailer · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 heif-thumbnailer 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 Jul 1, 2026
heif-view · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 heif-view 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 Jul 21, 2026
heif-view · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 heif-view 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 Jul 1, 2026
libheif · Debian 14 1.23.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-50142 Aug 11, 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) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 libheif-examples 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-examples · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 libheif-examples 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 Jul 1, 2026
libheif-plugin-aomdec · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-aomdec 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-aomdec · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 libheif-plugin-aomdec 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 Jul 1, 2026
libheif-plugin-aomenc · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-aomenc 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-aomenc · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 libheif-plugin-aomenc 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 Jul 1, 2026
libheif-plugin-dav1d · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-dav1d 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-dav1d · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 libheif-plugin-dav1d 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 Jul 1, 2026
libheif-plugin-ffmpegdec · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-ffmpegdec 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-ffmpegdec · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 libheif-plugin-ffmpegdec 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 Jul 1, 2026
libheif-plugin-j2kdec · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-j2kdec 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-j2kdec · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 libheif-plugin-j2kdec 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 Jul 1, 2026
libheif-plugin-j2kenc · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-j2kenc 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-j2kenc · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 libheif-plugin-j2kenc 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 Jul 1, 2026
libheif-plugin-jpegdec · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-jpegdec 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-jpegdec · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 libheif-plugin-jpegdec 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 Jul 1, 2026
libheif-plugin-jpegenc · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-jpegenc 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-jpegenc · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 libheif-plugin-jpegenc 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 Jul 1, 2026
libheif-plugin-kvazaar · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-kvazaar 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-kvazaar · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 libheif-plugin-kvazaar 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 Jul 1, 2026
libheif-plugin-libde265 · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-libde265 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-libde265 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 libheif-plugin-libde265 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 Jul 1, 2026
libheif-plugin-rav1e · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-rav1e 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-rav1e · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 libheif-plugin-rav1e 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 Jul 1, 2026
libheif-plugin-svtenc · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-svtenc 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-svtenc · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 libheif-plugin-svtenc 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 Jul 1, 2026
libheif-plugin-x265 · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-x265 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugin-x265 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 libheif-plugin-x265 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 Jul 1, 2026
libheif-plugins-all · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugins-all 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 Jul 21, 2026
libheif-plugins-all · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 libheif-plugins-all 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 Jul 1, 2026
libheif1 · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 libheif1 1.20.2-1ubuntu0.6 Jul 21, 2026
libheif1 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 libheif1 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 Jul 1, 2026

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