libheif: libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder
CVE-2026-62377 is fixed in 20 products on 1 platform, first by SUSE-SU-2026:3597-1, released August 12, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. In 1.23.0 and earlier, a crafted HEIF sequence accepted by heif_context_read_from_memory() can leave the context with no registered sequence tracks and crash when heif_context_get_track(ctx, 0) is called. HeifContext::get_track() in libheif/context.cc executes assert(has_sequence()) before its normal error handling, so assert-enabled builds abort instead of allowing the public wrapper in libheif/api/libheif/heif_sequences.cc to return null. In release builds, removing the assertion lets the track_id zero path dereference m_tracks.begin()->second on an empty map, which is undefined behavior and typically crashes. The issue is reachable through documented public APIs after parsing attacker-controlled bytes. This issue is fixed in version 1.23.1.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| heif-gdk-pixbuf · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | heif-gdk-pixbuf 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| heif-thumbnailer · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | heif-thumbnailer 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| heif-view · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | heif-view 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| libheif · Debian 14 | 1.23.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-62377 | Aug 20, 2026 |
| libheif · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 1.23.1-160000.1.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21644-1 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| libheif · sles 15.7 | 1.23.1-150700.3.18.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3597-1 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| libheif · sles 16.0 | 1.23.1-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23320-1 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| libheif-examples · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | libheif-examples 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| libheif-plugin-aomdec · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | libheif-plugin-aomdec 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| libheif-plugin-aomenc · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | libheif-plugin-aomenc 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| libheif-plugin-dav1d · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | libheif-plugin-dav1d 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| libheif-plugin-ffmpegdec · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | libheif-plugin-ffmpegdec 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| libheif-plugin-j2kdec · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | libheif-plugin-j2kdec 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| libheif-plugin-j2kenc · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | libheif-plugin-j2kenc 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| libheif-plugin-jpegdec · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | libheif-plugin-jpegdec 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| libheif-plugin-jpegenc · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | libheif-plugin-jpegenc 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| libheif-plugin-kvazaar · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | libheif-plugin-kvazaar 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| libheif-plugin-libde265 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | libheif-plugin-libde265 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| libheif-plugin-rav1e · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | libheif-plugin-rav1e 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| libheif-plugin-svtenc · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | libheif-plugin-svtenc 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| libheif-plugin-x265 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | libheif-plugin-x265 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| libheif-plugins-all · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | libheif-plugins-all 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| libheif1 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | libheif1 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.5 | Aug 19, 2026 |
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