CVE-2026-84444

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

CVE-2026-84444 is fixed in libheif on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-84444, released September 19, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.4
high
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0048
41st percentile

libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. Prior to 1.23.2, when WITH_UNCOMPRESSED_CODEC is enabled, heif_context_add_image_tile() accepts an independently constructed tile whose component-plane dimensions do not match the tile geometry established by the prototype image. ImageItem_uncompressed::add_image_tile() passes that tile directly to unc_encoder::encode_tile(), which lacked the check_component_sizes() gate and sizes its output from the configured tile geometry while copying the tile's actual component-plane dimensions. An oversized component plane can therefore make unc_encoder_component_interleave::encode_tile() copy attacker-controlled data beyond the heap output buffer. This issue is fixed in version 1.23.2.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libheif · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 1.23.4-1~deb13u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-84444 Sep 19, 2026
libheif · Debian 14 1.23.2-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-84444 Sep 19, 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

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