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Ubuntu: USN-7082-1 (CVE-2024-41311): libheif vulnerability

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Ubuntu: USN-7082-1 (CVE-2024-41311): libheif vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/15/2024
Created
10/25/2024
Added
10/24/2024
Modified
10/24/2024

Description

In Libheif 1.17.6, insufficient checks in ImageOverlay::parse() decoding a heif file containing an overlay image with forged offsets can lead to an out-of-bounds read and write.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libheif1

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