CVE-2024-25269 Affecting libheif package, versions <1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
Threat Intelligence
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- published8 Jan 2026
- disclosed5 Mar 2024
Introduced: 5 Mar 2024
CVE-2024-25269 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 libheif to version 1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~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:22.04 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.