CVE-2026-84448

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

CVE-2026-84448 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: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
4.0
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0019
8th percentile

libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. Prior to 1.23.2, the public heif_region_item_add_region_inline_mask_data() function in libheif/api/libheif/heif_regions.cc accepts mask_data_len without verifying that it equals the byte count required by width and height. A later heif_region_get_mask_image() call derives the read length from the region geometry, so an undersized stored buffer causes heif_region_get_inline_mask_image() to read beyond the heap allocation and copy adjacent bytes into the returned monochrome mask image. This can disclose heap data or crash an application that constructs region metadata through the writer API, while the file-parsing path is not affected because it validates the canonical mask size. 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-2026-84448 Sep 19, 2026
libheif · Debian 14 1.23.2-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-84448 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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