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Ubuntu 7082-1: libheif Security Advisory Updates

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Calendar Grey October 23, 2024
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libheif could be exploited to crash or expose sensitive data, affecting Ubuntu systems. Stay updated for security.
libheif could be made to crash or read sensitive data if it opened a specially crafted file

Summary

libheif could be made to crash or read sensitive data if it opened a

specially crafted file

Software Description:

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

encoder

Details:

Gerrard Tai discovered that libheif did not properly validate certain

images, leading to out-of-bounds read and write vulnerability. If a user

or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an

attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or to

obtain sensitive information.

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   libheif1                        1.17.6-1ubuntu4.1

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7082-1

  CVE-2024-41311

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7082-1

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Package Information

 

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