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Security update for libheif

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Medium
Published: 08/25/2026 (08/25/2026, 06:33:48 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: SUSE Product Security Team
Product: SUSE

Description

This update for libheif fixes the following issues: Update to version 1.23.1 (jsc#PED-16355). Security issues fixed: - CVE-2026-62289: integer underflow in Fraction constructor via double clap transform application (bsc#1273079). - CVE-2026-62291: heap out-of-bounds write in the uncompressed encoder when writing images with mismatched auxiliary alpha dimensions (bsc#1273080). - CVE-2026-62292: out-of-bounds read in uncompressed unci tile range slicing (bsc#1273081). - CVE-2026-62377: reachable assertion in `HeifContext::get_track()` aborts on a valid-but-empty HEIF sequence file (bsc#1273082). - Heap out-of-bounds write in the uncompressed encoder for RRGGBB images with interleaved bit-depth `<= 8` (bsc#1273083). Changes for libheif: - Version 1.23.1 + FFmpeg decoder plugin gains AV1, VVC, JPEG, and JPEG 2000/HTJ2K decoding. + SVT-AV1 encoder: new `tune=iq` and `ms-ssim` tune parameters. + C++ API: added getters/setters for the CLLI and MDCV HDR metadata boxes. + Sequence decoder now scales the alpha auxiliary track to the main image size. + Fixed pixi box writing for multi-channel images. + Corrected the placement of the TAI `clock_type` field into the top 2 bits. + Empty/unset plugin directory is no longer scanned.

Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Csaf Category
csaf_security_advisory
Csaf Version
2.0
Publisher
SUSE Product Security Team
Advisory Id
openSUSE-SU-2026:21644-1
Cve Count
4
Additional Cves
["CVE-2026-62291","CVE-2026-62292","CVE-2026-62377"]

Threat ID: 6aab495f55bf5e2cf5990af7

Added to database: 09/17/2026, 01:58:55 UTC

Last updated: 09/17/2026, 01:58:55 UTC

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