UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32740

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-32740
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32740.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32740
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Published
2026-05-19T20:16:00Z
Modified
2026-06-30T18:17:53Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. Versions 1.21.2 and prior contain a heap-buffer-overflow (write) vulnerability in the grid tile compositing, allowing an attacker to write 64 bytes of fully attacker-controlled data past the end of a chroma plane heap allocation by crafting a HEIF/AVIF file with a 1×4 grid of odd-height tiles. The overflow is triggered during normal image decoding with default build configuration. The written bytes are chroma (Cb/Cr) pixel values from the attacking tile, giving the attacker full control over the overflow content. This issue has been fixed in version 1.22.0.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:25.10 / libheif

Package

Name
libheif
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libheif?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4

Affected versions

1.*
1.19.7-1
1.19.8-1
1.20.2-1
1.20.2-1ubuntu0.1
1.20.2-1ubuntu0.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "heif-gdk-pixbuf",
            "binary_version": "1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "heif-thumbnailer",
            "binary_version": "1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "heif-view",
            "binary_version": "1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-examples",
            "binary_version": "1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-aomdec",
            "binary_version": "1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-aomenc",
            "binary_version": "1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-dav1d",
            "binary_version": "1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-ffmpegdec",
            "binary_version": "1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-j2kdec",
            "binary_version": "1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-j2kenc",
            "binary_version": "1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-jpegdec",
            "binary_version": "1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-jpegenc",
            "binary_version": "1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-kvazaar",
            "binary_version": "1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-libde265",
            "binary_version": "1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-rav1e",
            "binary_version": "1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-svtenc",
            "binary_version": "1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-x265",
            "binary_version": "1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugins-all",
            "binary_version": "1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif1",
            "binary_version": "1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32740.json"

Ubuntu:26.04:LTS / libheif

Package

Name
libheif
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libheif?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*
1.20.2-1
1.20.2-2
1.20.2-2build1
1.20.2-2build2
1.20.2-2ubuntu1
1.21.2-1
1.21.2-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "heif-gdk-pixbuf",
            "binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "heif-thumbnailer",
            "binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "heif-view",
            "binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-examples",
            "binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-aomdec",
            "binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-aomenc",
            "binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-dav1d",
            "binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-ffmpegdec",
            "binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-j2kdec",
            "binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-j2kenc",
            "binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-jpegdec",
            "binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-jpegenc",
            "binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-kvazaar",
            "binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-libde265",
            "binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-rav1e",
            "binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-svtenc",
            "binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugin-x265",
            "binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif-plugins-all",
            "binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libheif1",
            "binary_version": "1.21.2-3ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32740.json"