Ubuntu alert USN-7952-1 (libheif)

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[USN-7952-1] libheif vulnerabilities
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Mon, 12 Jan 2026 05:43:55 +0000
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7952-1
January 12, 2026

libheif vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 25.04
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

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)

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

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libheif/1.20.2-1ubun...
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libheif/1.19.7-1ubun...
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libheif/1.17.6-1ubun...


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