CVE-2026-84384

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

CVE-2026-84384 is fixed in 27 products on 1 platform, first by heif-gdk-pixbuf 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6, released September 18, 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
0.0052
44th percentile

libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. From 1.19.0 until 1.23.2, crafted HEIF or AVIF mime metadata and unci image data can cause decompress_brotli() and do_inflate() to grow accumulated output without an effective size limit or MemoryHandle accounting. The brotli path has no output bound, while the zlib path checks only a small temporary buffer in a branch that valid streams do not reach, and overlapping icef units can decompress the same payload repeatedly. HeifContext::interpret_heif_file_images() processes multiple compressed metadata items during file opening, allowing a small file to consume unbounded memory and terminate the process. This issue is fixed in version 1.23.2.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
heif-gdk-pixbuf · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 heif-gdk-pixbuf 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 Oct 2, 2026
heif-gdk-pixbuf · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 heif-gdk-pixbuf 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 Sep 18, 2026
heif-pixbuf-loader · amzn 2023 1.23.6-1.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3314 Nov 7, 2026
heif-pixbuf-loader-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1.23.6-1.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3314 Nov 7, 2026
heif-thumbnailer · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 heif-thumbnailer 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 Oct 2, 2026
heif-thumbnailer · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 heif-thumbnailer 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 Sep 18, 2026
heif-view · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 heif-view 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 Sep 18, 2026
libheif · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 1.23.4-1~deb13u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-84384 Sep 19, 2026
libheif · Debian 14 1.23.2-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-84384 Sep 19, 2026
libheif · amzn 2023 1.23.6-1.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3314 Nov 7, 2026
libheif · opensuse-leap 16.0 1.23.4-160000.1.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21889-1 Sep 20, 2026
libheif · sles 15.7 1.23.4-150700.3.21.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4276-1 Sep 21, 2026
libheif-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1.23.6-1.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3314 Nov 7, 2026
libheif-debugsource · amzn 2023 1.23.6-1.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3314 Nov 7, 2026
libheif-devel · amzn 2023 1.23.6-1.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3314 Nov 7, 2026
libheif-examples · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 libheif-examples 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 Oct 2, 2026
libheif-examples · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 libheif-examples 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 Sep 18, 2026
libheif-plugin-aomdec · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 libheif-plugin-aomdec 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 Oct 2, 2026
libheif-plugin-aomdec · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-aomdec 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 Sep 18, 2026
libheif-plugin-aomenc · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 libheif-plugin-aomenc 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 Oct 2, 2026
libheif-plugin-aomenc · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-aomenc 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 Sep 18, 2026
libheif-plugin-dav1d · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 libheif-plugin-dav1d 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 Oct 2, 2026
libheif-plugin-dav1d · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-dav1d 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 Sep 18, 2026
libheif-plugin-ffmpegdec · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 libheif-plugin-ffmpegdec 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 Oct 2, 2026
libheif-plugin-ffmpegdec · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-ffmpegdec 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 Sep 18, 2026
libheif-plugin-j2kdec · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 libheif-plugin-j2kdec 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 Oct 2, 2026
libheif-plugin-j2kdec · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-j2kdec 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 Sep 18, 2026
libheif-plugin-j2kenc · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 libheif-plugin-j2kenc 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 Oct 2, 2026
libheif-plugin-j2kenc · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-j2kenc 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 Sep 18, 2026
libheif-plugin-jpegdec · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 libheif-plugin-jpegdec 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 Oct 2, 2026
libheif-plugin-jpegdec · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-jpegdec 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 Sep 18, 2026
libheif-plugin-jpegenc · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 libheif-plugin-jpegenc 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 Oct 2, 2026
libheif-plugin-jpegenc · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-jpegenc 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 Sep 18, 2026
libheif-plugin-kvazaar · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-kvazaar 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 Sep 18, 2026
libheif-plugin-libde265 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 libheif-plugin-libde265 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 Oct 2, 2026
libheif-plugin-libde265 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-libde265 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 Sep 18, 2026
libheif-plugin-rav1e · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 libheif-plugin-rav1e 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 Oct 2, 2026
libheif-plugin-rav1e · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-rav1e 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 Sep 18, 2026
libheif-plugin-svtenc · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 libheif-plugin-svtenc 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 Oct 2, 2026
libheif-plugin-svtenc · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-svtenc 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 Sep 18, 2026
libheif-plugin-x265 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 libheif-plugin-x265 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 Oct 2, 2026
libheif-plugin-x265 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugin-x265 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 Sep 18, 2026
libheif-plugins-all · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 libheif-plugins-all 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 Sep 18, 2026
libheif-tools · amzn 2023 1.23.6-1.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3314 Nov 7, 2026
libheif-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1.23.6-1.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2026-3314 Nov 7, 2026
libheif1 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 libheif1 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9 Oct 2, 2026
libheif1 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 libheif1 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6 Sep 18, 2026

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