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Ubuntu 25.10 / 26.04 LTS : libheif vulnerabilities (USN-8479-1)

🗓️ 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Libheif flaws on Ubuntu 25.10 and 26.04 LTS may allow DoS or code execution via crafted HEIF.

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ATTACKERKB
CVE-2026-49271
19 Jun 202617:16
attackerkb
CVE
CVE-2026-47178
22 May 202602:19
cve
CVE
CVE-2026-49271
19 Jun 202617:16
cve
Cvelist
CVE-2026-49271 libheif: Wrapped icef compressed-unit range check causes out-of-bounds read in uncompressed HEIF decoder
19 Jun 202617:16
cvelist
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-47178
22 May 202602:19
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-49271
19 Jun 202617:16
debiancve
EUVD
EUVD-2026-38055
19 Jun 202617:16
euvd
Tenable Nessus
Libheif < 1.22.1 OOB Read (macOS)
18 Jun 202600:00
nessus
Tenable Nessus
SUSE SLED15: gdk-pixbuf-loader-libheif / libheif-aom / libheif-dav1d / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:2622-1)
26 Jun 202600:00
nessus
Tenable Nessus
Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-47178
18 Jun 202600:00
nessus
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8479-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See
# <https://ubuntu.com/security/notices>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(323914);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/06/30");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-47178", "CVE-2026-49271");
  script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2026-B-0158");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"8479-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 25.10 / 26.04 LTS : libheif vulnerabilities (USN-8479-1)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 25.10 / 26.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the USN-8479-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that libheif incorrectly handled certain crafted HEIF files. An attacker could possibly
    use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-47178)

    It was discovered that libheif incorrectly validated offsets when decoding certain crafted HEIF files. An
    attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04
    LTS. (CVE-2026-49271)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8479-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-47178");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-49271");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/06/18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/06/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/06/30");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:heif-gdk-pixbuf");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:heif-thumbnailer");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:heif-view");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libheif-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libheif-examples");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libheif-plugin-aomdec");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libheif-plugin-aomenc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libheif-plugin-dav1d");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libheif-plugin-ffmpegdec");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libheif-plugin-j2kdec");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libheif-plugin-j2kenc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libheif-plugin-jpegdec");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libheif-plugin-jpegenc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libheif-plugin-kvazaar");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libheif-plugin-libde265");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libheif-plugin-rav1e");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libheif-plugin-svtenc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libheif-plugin-x265");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libheif-plugins-all");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libheif1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2026 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}

include('debian_package.inc');

if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled') ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/release');
if ( isnull(os_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu');
os_release = chomp(os_release);
if (! ('25.10' >< os_release || '26.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 25.10 / 26.04', 'Ubuntu ' + os_release);
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/Debian/dpkg-l') ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Ubuntu', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'heif-gdk-pixbuf', 'pkgver': '1.20.2-1ubuntu0.5', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178']},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'heif-thumbnailer', 'pkgver': '1.20.2-1ubuntu0.5', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178']},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'heif-view', 'pkgver': '1.20.2-1ubuntu0.5', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178']},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'libheif-dev', 'pkgver': '1.20.2-1ubuntu0.5', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178']},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'libheif-examples', 'pkgver': '1.20.2-1ubuntu0.5', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178']},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-aomdec', 'pkgver': '1.20.2-1ubuntu0.5', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178']},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-aomenc', 'pkgver': '1.20.2-1ubuntu0.5', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178']},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-dav1d', 'pkgver': '1.20.2-1ubuntu0.5', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178']},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-ffmpegdec', 'pkgver': '1.20.2-1ubuntu0.5', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178']},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-j2kdec', 'pkgver': '1.20.2-1ubuntu0.5', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178']},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-j2kenc', 'pkgver': '1.20.2-1ubuntu0.5', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178']},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-jpegdec', 'pkgver': '1.20.2-1ubuntu0.5', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178']},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-jpegenc', 'pkgver': '1.20.2-1ubuntu0.5', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178']},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-kvazaar', 'pkgver': '1.20.2-1ubuntu0.5', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178']},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-libde265', 'pkgver': '1.20.2-1ubuntu0.5', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178']},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-rav1e', 'pkgver': '1.20.2-1ubuntu0.5', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178']},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-svtenc', 'pkgver': '1.20.2-1ubuntu0.5', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178']},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-x265', 'pkgver': '1.20.2-1ubuntu0.5', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178']},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugins-all', 'pkgver': '1.20.2-1ubuntu0.5', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178']},
    {'osver': '25.10', 'pkgname': 'libheif1', 'pkgver': '1.20.2-1ubuntu0.5', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'heif-gdk-pixbuf', 'pkgver': '1.21.2-3ubuntu0.2', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178', 'CVE-2026-49271']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'heif-thumbnailer', 'pkgver': '1.21.2-3ubuntu0.2', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178', 'CVE-2026-49271']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'heif-view', 'pkgver': '1.21.2-3ubuntu0.2', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178', 'CVE-2026-49271']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'libheif-dev', 'pkgver': '1.21.2-3ubuntu0.2', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178', 'CVE-2026-49271']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'libheif-examples', 'pkgver': '1.21.2-3ubuntu0.2', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178', 'CVE-2026-49271']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-aomdec', 'pkgver': '1.21.2-3ubuntu0.2', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178', 'CVE-2026-49271']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-aomenc', 'pkgver': '1.21.2-3ubuntu0.2', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178', 'CVE-2026-49271']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-dav1d', 'pkgver': '1.21.2-3ubuntu0.2', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178', 'CVE-2026-49271']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-ffmpegdec', 'pkgver': '1.21.2-3ubuntu0.2', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178', 'CVE-2026-49271']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-j2kdec', 'pkgver': '1.21.2-3ubuntu0.2', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178', 'CVE-2026-49271']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-j2kenc', 'pkgver': '1.21.2-3ubuntu0.2', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178', 'CVE-2026-49271']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-jpegdec', 'pkgver': '1.21.2-3ubuntu0.2', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178', 'CVE-2026-49271']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-jpegenc', 'pkgver': '1.21.2-3ubuntu0.2', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178', 'CVE-2026-49271']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-kvazaar', 'pkgver': '1.21.2-3ubuntu0.2', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178', 'CVE-2026-49271']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-libde265', 'pkgver': '1.21.2-3ubuntu0.2', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178', 'CVE-2026-49271']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-rav1e', 'pkgver': '1.21.2-3ubuntu0.2', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178', 'CVE-2026-49271']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-svtenc', 'pkgver': '1.21.2-3ubuntu0.2', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178', 'CVE-2026-49271']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugin-x265', 'pkgver': '1.21.2-3ubuntu0.2', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178', 'CVE-2026-49271']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'libheif-plugins-all', 'pkgver': '1.21.2-3ubuntu0.2', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178', 'CVE-2026-49271']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'libheif1', 'pkgver': '1.21.2-3ubuntu0.2', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-47178', 'CVE-2026-49271']}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var osver = NULL;
  var pkgname = NULL;
  var pkgver = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['osver'])) osver = package_array['osver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgname'])) pkgname = package_array['pkgname'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgver'])) pkgver = package_array['pkgver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
  if (osver && pkgname && pkgver) {
    if (deb_check(release:osver, prefix:pkgname, reference:pkgver, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  var extra = '';
  extra += ubuntu_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'heif-gdk-pixbuf / heif-thumbnailer / heif-view / libheif-dev / etc');
}

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30 Jun 2026 00:00Current
6.1Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.1
CVSS 3.16.5
EPSS0.00199
SSVC
8