Security update for exiv2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20923-1
Release Date: 2026-03-23T09:44:37Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-24826 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2024-24826 ( NVD ): 5.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-24826 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-25112 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-25112 ( NVD ): 5.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-25112 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-39695 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2024-39695 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-26623 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-26623 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-26623 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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
  • CVE-2025-54080 ( SUSE ): 5.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-54080 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-54080 ( NVD ): 1.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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
  • CVE-2025-55304 ( SUSE ): 2.0 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-55304 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-55304 ( NVD ): 1.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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
  • CVE-2026-25884 ( SUSE ): 8.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-25884 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-25884 ( NVD ): 2.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/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
  • CVE-2026-25884 ( NVD ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-27596 ( SUSE ): 6.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-27596 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-27596 ( NVD ): 2.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/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
  • CVE-2026-27596 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-27631 ( SUSE ): 6.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-27631 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-27631 ( NVD ): 2.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/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
  • CVE-2026-27631 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0

An update that solves nine vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for exiv2 fixes the following issues:

Update to exiv2 0.28.8:

  • CVE-2024-24826: out-of-bounds read in QuickTimeVideo: NikonTagsDecoder (bsc#1219870).
  • CVE-2024-25112: denial of service due to unbounded recursion in QuickTimeVideo: multipleEntriesDecoder (bsc#1219871).
  • CVE-2024-39695: out-of-bounds read in AsfVideo: streamProperties (bsc#1227528).
  • CVE-2025-26623: heap buffer overflow via writing metadata into a crafted image file (bsc#1237347).
  • CVE-2025-54080: out-of-bounds read in Exiv2: EpsImage: writeMetadata() when writing metadata into a crafted image file (bsc#1248962).
  • CVE-2025-55304: quadratic performance algorithm in the ICC profile parsing code of JpegBase: readMetadata (bsc#1248963).
  • CVE-2026-25884: out-of-bounds read in CrwMap: decode0x0805 (bsc#1259083).
  • CVE-2026-27596: integer overflow in LoaderNative: getData() leads to out-of-bounds read (bsc#1259084).
  • CVE-2026-27631: crash due to uncaught exception when trying to create std: vector larger than max_size() (bsc#1259085).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-424=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • exiv2-debugsource-0.28.8-160000.1.1
    • libexiv2-28-0.28.8-160000.1.1
    • libexiv2-28-debuginfo-0.28.8-160000.1.1
    • exiv2-debuginfo-0.28.8-160000.1.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0 (x86_64)
    • libexiv2-28-x86-64-v3-0.28.8-160000.1.1
    • libexiv2-28-x86-64-v3-debuginfo-0.28.8-160000.1.1

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