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Critical Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Ubuntu 20.04 libjpeg-turbo

suse
Calendar Grey January 28, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Update for SUSE Linux Enterprise addresses moderate heap buffer over-read in libheif; requires immediate attention.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for libheif fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-68431: heap buffer over-read in `HeifPixelImage::overlay()` via crafted HEIF file that exercises the overlay image item path (bsc#1255735). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-165=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-165=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * libheif-dav1d-1.19.7-160000.3.1 * gdk-pixbuf-loader-libheif-debuginfo-1.19.7-160000.3.1 * libheif-debugsource-1.19.7-160000.3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate buffer overflow SuSE heap over-read libheif

References

* bsc#1255735

Cross-

* CVE-2025-68431

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-68431 ( SUSE ): 6.8

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2025-68431 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2025-68431 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68431.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255735

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20121-1
Release Date: 2026-01-22T11:00:42Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate buffer overflow SuSE heap over-read libheif

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