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Ubuntu 25.10: libheif Critical Denial of Service Issues USN-7952-1

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Calendar Grey January 12, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several security fixes are issued for libheif in Ubuntu affecting multiple LTS versions. Update instructions included.
Several security issues were fixed in libheif.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in libheif.

Software Description:

- libheif: An ISO/IEC 23008-12:2017 HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder

Details:

It was discovered that libheif did not correctly handle certain memory

operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial

of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-25269)

Aldo Ristori discovered that libheif did not correctly handle certain

memory operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a

denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-68431)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu memory operations libheif

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 25.10
  libheif1                        1.20.2-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 25.04
  libheif1                        1.19.7-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  libheif1                        1.17.6-1ubuntu4.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  libheif1                        1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  libheif1                        1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  libheif1                        1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7952-1

CVE-2024-25269, CVE-2025-68431

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7952-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu memory operations libheif

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libheif/1.20.2-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libheif/1.19.7-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libheif/1.17.6-1ubuntu4.2

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