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CVE-2026-3950

LOW
3.3
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A vulnerability was identified in strukturag libheif up to 1.21.2. This impacts the function Track::load of the file libheif/sequences/track.cc of the component stsz/stts. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue. The patch available is inofficial and not approved yet.

How to fix

Remediation Available
libheifDebian
Fixed in:1.23.1-1CVE-2026-3950
heif-gdk-pixbufUbuntu
Fixed in:1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm3USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm3USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.17.6-1ubuntu4.4USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4USN-8454-1
heif-thumbnailerUbuntu
Fixed in:1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm3USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm3USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.17.6-1ubuntu4.4USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4USN-8454-1
heif-viewUbuntu
Fixed in:1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4USN-8454-1
libheifUbuntu
Fixed in:1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm3USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm3USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm3USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.17.6-1ubuntu4.4USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4USN-8454-1
libheif-devUbuntu
Fixed in:1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm3USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm3USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm3USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.17.6-1ubuntu4.4USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4USN-8454-1
libheif-plugin-aomdecUbuntu
Fixed in:1.17.6-1ubuntu4.4USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4USN-8454-1
libheif-plugin-aomencUbuntu
Fixed in:1.17.6-1ubuntu4.4USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4USN-8454-1
libheif-plugin-dav1dUbuntu
Fixed in:1.17.6-1ubuntu4.4USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4USN-8454-1
libheif-plugin-ffmpegdecUbuntu
Fixed in:1.17.6-1ubuntu4.4USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4USN-8454-1
libheif-plugin-j2kdecUbuntu
Fixed in:1.17.6-1ubuntu4.4USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4USN-8454-1
libheif-plugin-j2kencUbuntu
Fixed in:1.17.6-1ubuntu4.4USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4USN-8454-1
libheif-plugin-jpegdecUbuntu
Fixed in:1.17.6-1ubuntu4.4USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4USN-8454-1
libheif-plugin-jpegencUbuntu
Fixed in:1.17.6-1ubuntu4.4USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4USN-8454-1
libheif-plugin-kvazaarUbuntu
Fixed in:1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4USN-8454-1
libheif-plugin-libde265Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.17.6-1ubuntu4.4USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4USN-8454-1
libheif-plugin-rav1eUbuntu
Fixed in:1.17.6-1ubuntu4.4USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4USN-8454-1
libheif-plugin-svtencUbuntu
Fixed in:1.17.6-1ubuntu4.4USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4USN-8454-1
libheif-plugin-x265Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.17.6-1ubuntu4.4USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4USN-8454-1
libheif-plugins-allUbuntu
Fixed in:1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4USN-8454-1
libheif1Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm3USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm3USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm3USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.17.6-1ubuntu4.4USN-8454-1
Fixed in:1.20.2-1ubuntu0.4USN-8454-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.12%probability of exploitation in 30 days
2ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 2% of all known CVEs.

References

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