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ALSA-2026:22553

Vulnerability from osv_almalinux – Published: 2026-06-02 00:00 – Updated: 2026-06-03 12:42 – Source website

Summary

Moderate: libexif security update

Details

The libexif packages provide a library for extracting extra information from image files.

Security Fix(es):

libexif: libexif: Information disclosure and crashes via integer overflow in Nikon MakerNote handling (CVE-2026-40385)
libexif: libexif: Denial of Service and information disclosure via integer underflow in MakerNote decoding (CVE-2026-40386)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

URL

Type

	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22553	ADVISORY
	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40385	REPORT
	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40386	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2457687	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2457689	REPORT
	https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-22553.html	ADVISORY

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CVE-2026-40385 (GCVE-0-2026-40385)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-12 18:16 – Updated: 2026-04-14 16:33

Summary

In libexif through 0.6.25, an unsigned 32bit integer overflow in Nikon MakerNote handling could be used by local attackers to cause crashes or information leaks. This only affects 32bit systems.

Severity

4 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-04-14 15:18 UTC

CWE

CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://github.com/libexif/libexif/commit/93003b9…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
libexif project	libexif	Affected: 0 , ≤ 0.6.25 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif::::::::

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CVE-2026-40386 (GCVE-0-2026-40386)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-12 18:19 – Updated: 2026-04-14 16:33

Summary

In libexif through 0.6.25, an integer underflow in size checking for Fuji and Olympus MakerNote decoding could be used by attackers to crash or leak information out of libexif-using programs.

Severity

4 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-04-14 15:18 UTC

CWE

CWE-191 - Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://github.com/libexif/libexif/commit/dc6eac6…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
libexif project	libexif	Affected: 0 , ≤ 0.6.25 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif::::::::

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ALSA-2026:22553

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