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Ubuntu 7082-1: libheif Security Advisory Updates

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Calendar Grey October 23, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
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

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 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.

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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