Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libheif package, versions <1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2604-LIBHEIF-17809466
  • published8 Jul 2026
  • disclosed21 Jul 2026

Introduced: 8 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-47254  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:26.04 libheif to version 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.3 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:26.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. Prior to version 1.22.0, Track::init_sample_timing_table() in libheif/sequences/track.cc stores an out-of-bounds chunk index (m_chunks.size()) into m_presentation_timeline when the number of chunks defined in the stco box is less than the number of samples in stsz. A subsequent call to heif_track_get_next_raw_sequence_sample() reads m_chunks[chunk_idx] with that OOB index, causing a heap-buffer-overflow. Version 1.22.0 fixes the issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1