Bug 2539259

Summary: CVE-2026-84444 libheif: libheif: Out-of-bounds write allows arbitrary code execution via crafted image tile [fedora-43]
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Vladimir Vasilev <vvasilev>
Component: libheifAssignee: Michel Lind <michel>
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Version: 43CC: dominik, multimedia-sig, ngompa13
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Description Vladimir Vasilev 2026-09-23 09:07:32 UTC
Disclaimer: Community trackers are created by Red Hat Product Security team on a best effort basis. Package maintainers are required to ascertain if the flaw indeed affects their package, before starting the update process.

libheif is a HEIF and AVIF file format decoder and encoder. Prior to 1.23.2, when WITH_UNCOMPRESSED_CODEC is enabled, heif_context_add_image_tile() accepts an independently constructed tile whose component-plane dimensions do not match the tile geometry established by the prototype image. ImageItem_uncompressed::add_image_tile() passes that tile directly to unc_encoder::encode_tile(), which lacked the check_component_sizes() gate and sizes its output from the configured tile geometry while copying the tile's actual component-plane dimensions. An oversized component plane can therefore make unc_encoder_component_interleave::encode_tile() copy attacker-controlled data beyond the heap output buffer. This issue is fixed in version 1.23.2.

Comment 1 Michel Lind 2026-09-24 11:00:48 UTC
This bug is already fixed in a published Bodhi update.

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2026-09-24 11:01:12 UTC
FEDORA-2026-022ff83e3e (libheif-1.23.5-3.fc43) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 43.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-022ff83e3e

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2026-09-26 01:30:57 UTC
FEDORA-2026-022ff83e3e (libheif-1.23.5-3.fc43) has been pushed to the Fedora 43 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.