Commit ec56a55c for libheif
commit ec56a55cfefa92ce76e88f366cdff4cb8911e998
Author: Dirk Farin <dirk.farin@gmail.com>
Date: Mon Oct 26 12:16:25 2026 +0100
Update the 2026 advisory and release counts for v1.23.7
With the 16 advisories of v1.23.7, 89 security advisories were published
for libheif from January to October 2026 (4 rated critical, 38 high), and
v1.23.7 is the eleventh release that was made mainly to ship security fixes.
GHSA-c6m8-778m-cf4f is not counted; it stays private until v1.24.0.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 02ef36a1..730b78f8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ libheif can be built with a subset of the supported codecs to keep the size and
Alternatively, the libheif codecs can also be built as separate plugins that can be installed and loaded dynamically when used.
> **Project status (October 2026).** libheif and libde265 are maintained by a single independent developer with almost
-> no recurring funding, while 73 security advisories had to be investigated, fixed and released in 2026 alone.
+> no recurring funding, while 89 security advisories had to be investigated, fixed and released in 2026 alone.
> If libheif is part of your product or service, please read [Funding](#funding) and [Commercial support](#commercial-support).
> Security issues are reported as described in [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md).
@@ -438,8 +438,8 @@ libheif and libde265 are developed and maintained by me, Dirk Farin, as an indep
The libraries are used by practically every open-source application and service that handles HEIC or AVIF
files (see [Software using libheif](#software-using-libheif)), but the maintenance work is almost entirely unfunded.
-From January to October 2026, 73 security advisories were published for libheif, most of them found with
-automated tools by organizations that use libheif in their products, and ten releases were made mainly to ship
+From January to October 2026, 89 security advisories were published for libheif, most of them found with
+automated tools by organizations that use libheif in their products, and eleven releases were made mainly to ship
security fixes. Each fix means reproducing, fixing, testing, fuzzing and releasing, currently done in evenings and
on weekends. Details are in [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md).
diff --git a/SECURITY.md b/SECURITY.md
index 159e5d0f..da63e05d 100644
--- a/SECURITY.md
+++ b/SECURITY.md
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ The following are targets, not commitments (see [Maintenance capacity](#maintena
libheif and libde265 are maintained by one independent developer, largely in unpaid evenings
and weekends. There is no security team.
-To make the workload concrete: from January to October 2026, 73 security advisories were
-published for libheif (4 rated critical, 24 high), and ten releases were made mainly to ship
+To make the workload concrete: from January to October 2026, 89 security advisories were
+published for libheif (4 rated critical, 38 high), and eleven releases were made mainly to ship
security fixes. Most of the 2026 reports were found with automated or AI-assisted tools,
often run by organizations that use libheif in their products.
Reproducing, fixing, testing, fuzzing and releasing each fix takes several hours.
diff --git a/funding.json b/funding.json
index 2c98a8e5..f30612fa 100644
--- a/funding.json
+++ b/funding.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
"name": "Dirk Farin",
"email": "dirk.farin@gmail.com",
"phone": "",
- "description": "Author and sole maintainer of libheif (HEIF/AVIF file format library) and libde265 (H.265/HEVC decoder). These libraries are used by practically all open-source software that reads or writes HEIC and AVIF images, including ImageMagick, GIMP, libvips/sharp, Pillow, darktable, digiKam, GDAL and the GNOME and KDE desktops, and through these by a large number of web services and image pipelines. The work is currently almost entirely unfunded: in 2026 alone, 73 security advisories had to be investigated, fixed and released in unpaid evenings and weekends.",
+ "description": "Author and sole maintainer of libheif (HEIF/AVIF file format library) and libde265 (H.265/HEVC decoder). These libraries are used by practically all open-source software that reads or writes HEIC and AVIF images, including ImageMagick, GIMP, libvips/sharp, Pillow, darktable, digiKam, GDAL and the GNOME and KDE desktops, and through these by a large number of web services and image pipelines. The work is currently almost entirely unfunded: in 2026 alone, 89 security advisories had to be investigated, fixed and released in unpaid evenings and weekends.",
"webpageUrl": {
"url": "https://github.com/farindk"
}