Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libheif-svtenc package, versions <1.23.0-160000.1.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES1600-LIBHEIFSVTENC-17439874
  • published24 Jun 2026
  • disclosed17 Jun 2026

Introduced: 17 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-32738  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:16.0.0 libheif-svtenc to version 1.23.0-160000.1.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libheif-svtenc package and not the libheif-svtenc package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:16.0.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. In versions 1.21.2 and below, a crafted 792-byte HEIF sequence file with samples_per_chunk=0 in the stsc box causes an unsigned integer underflow in the Chunk constructor (m_last_sample = 0 + 0 - 1 = UINT32_MAX), mapping all samples to an empty chunk and resulting in a denial of service. When any sample is accessed, the library reads from index 0 of an empty std::vector, causing a guaranteed SEGV (null-page read). The file parses successfully without producing an error; the crash occurs on the first frame access. This issue has been fixed in version 1.22.0.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1