Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in libheif - CVE-2026-84447

Vulnerability identifier: #VU145239

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-84447

CWE-ID: CWE-770

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to allocation of resources without limits or throttling in the derived image decode paths when processing crafted grid or overlay images with indirect iden reference chains. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HEIF or AVIF file to cause a denial of service.

For grid images, triggering the issue requires the consumer to request decoding of the grid image.

libheif
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
Desktop Applications Module
SUSE Package Hub 15
Ubuntu
libheif (Ubuntu package)
libheif (Debian package)
libheif-ffmpeg
libheif-ffmpeg-debuginfo
gdk-pixbuf-loader-libheif
gdk-pixbuf-loader-libheif-debuginfo
libheif-devel
libheif1
libheif-aom-debuginfo
libheif-rav1e
libheif-rav1e-debuginfo
libheif-jpeg-debuginfo
libheif-dav1d-debuginfo
libheif1-debuginfo
libheif-jpeg
libheif-debugsource
libheif-aom
libheif-dav1d

Install security update from vendor's website.

libheif - update to 1.23.2
libheif (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 1.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm5, 1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm5, 1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm5, 1.17.6-1ubuntu4.9, 1.21.2-3ubuntu0.6
libheif (Debian package) - update to 1.23.4-1~deb13u1
libheif-ffmpeg - update to 1.23.4-150700.3.21.1
libheif-ffmpeg-debuginfo - update to 1.23.4-150700.3.21.1
gdk-pixbuf-loader-libheif - update to 1.23.4-150700.3.21.1
gdk-pixbuf-loader-libheif-debuginfo - update to 1.23.4-150700.3.21.1
libheif-devel - update to 1.23.4-150700.3.21.1
libheif1 - update to 1.23.4-150700.3.21.1
libheif-aom-debuginfo - update to 1.23.4-150700.3.21.1
libheif-rav1e - update to 1.23.4-150700.3.21.1
libheif-rav1e-debuginfo - update to 1.23.4-150700.3.21.1
libheif-jpeg-debuginfo - update to 1.23.4-150700.3.21.1
libheif-dav1d-debuginfo - update to 1.23.4-150700.3.21.1
libheif1-debuginfo - update to 1.23.4-150700.3.21.1
libheif-jpeg - update to 1.23.4-150700.3.21.1
libheif-debugsource - update to 1.23.4-150700.3.21.1
libheif-aom - update to 1.23.4-150700.3.21.1
libheif-dav1d - update to 1.23.4-150700.3.21.1

• https://github.com/strukturag/libheif/security/advisories/GHSA-x8xm-cm2c-cfc8

• Multiple vulnerabilities in libheif
• Debian update for libheif
• Ubuntu update for libheif
• SUSE update for libheif