Upstream information

CVE-2026-90681 at MITRE

Description

A weakness has been identified in Matthias-Wandel jhead up to 3.3. This affects the function Get16u of the file exif.c of the component EXIF Parsing. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds read. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products

This issue is currently not rated by SUSE as it is not affecting the SUSE Enterprise products.

CVSS v2 Scores
CVSS detail CNA (VulDB)
Base Score 1.7
Vector AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
CVSS v3 Scores
CVSS detail CNA (VulDB) SUSE
Base Score 3.3 3.3
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local Local
Attack Complexity Low Low
Privileges Required Low Low
User Interaction None None
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None None
Integrity Impact None None
Availability Impact Low Low
CVSSv3 Version 3.1 3.1
CVSS v4 Scores
CVSS detail CNA (VulDB) SUSE
Base Score 1.9 4.8
Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector Local Local
Attack Complexity Low Low
Attack Requirements None None
Privileges Required Low Low
User Interaction None None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None None
Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None None
Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low Low
Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None None
Subsequent System Integrity Impact None None
Subsequent System Availability Impact None None
CVSSv4 Version 4.0 4.0
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1280205 [NEW]

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SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Mon Sep 14 15:47:19 2026
CVE page last modified: Mon Sep 14 15:47:19 2026