USN-8909-1: libde265 vulnerability
Ubuntu warns libde265 can crash on crafted H.265 bitstreams via a NULL pointer dereference.
Ubuntu warns libde265 can crash on crafted H.265 bitstreams via a NULL pointer dereference.
libheif 1.23.5 ships security fixes as the underfunded libheif and libde265 project cites 61 advisories.
Researchers used Claude Opus 5 to help weaponize a HEIF image processing flaw into a remote code execution exploit.
Hacktron's "HEIF Heist" research shows memory-unsafe HEIF/AVIF parsers enable RCE and data leaks in Slack, Meta, GitHub Enterprise, and OpenAI.
Hacktron's HEIF Heist research reveals RCE and heap-leak vulnerabilities in libheif/libde265 HEIF/AVIF decoders, affecting Meta, OpenAI, GitHub Enterprise, Discourse, and Next.js.
Hanno Böck flags a security-relevant libheif fix (GHSA-v8qw-hwjv-44hw) rejecting oversized in-band coded image sizes, absent from release 1.23.4.
Multiple new security advisories affect the libheif and libde265 codecs; users should verify versions against the published fixes.
Hacktron researchers, aided by Claude and GPT-5.6 Sol, disclosed HEIF Heist, memory-corruption flaws in libheif/libde265 enabling RCE against major platforms.
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