CVE-2024-25269 Affecting libheif package, versions <1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.69% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-LIBHEIF-6420750
  • published8 Jan 2026
  • disclosed5 Mar 2024

Introduced: 5 Mar 2024

CVE-2024-25269  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 libheif to version 1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libheif package and not the libheif package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

libheif <= 1.17.6 contains a memory leak in the function JpegEncoder::Encode. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service attack.