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Ubuntu Security NoticesUSN-8755-1

USN-8755-1: libvips vulnerability

Severity not listed 0 CVEs Published Sep 14, 2026 at 12:47 PM UTC

Summary

It was discovered that libvips incorrectly handled specially crafted TIFF images when saving them as HEIF images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libvips to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

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