# SUSE-SU-2026:20923-1: exiv2 security update

SUSE-SU-2026:20923-1, released March 23, 2026, fixes 9 CVEs in exiv2 (version 0.28.8-160000.1.1). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-20923-1
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Mar 23, 2026
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2025-26623, high severity)
- CVEs: 9, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:20923-1

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [exiv2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/exiv2.md) | sles 16.0 | 0.28.8-160000.1.1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2025-26623](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-26623.md) | High | exiv2: heap buffer overflow via writing metadata into a crafted image file (bsc#1237347). | 9.8 | 0.0092 |  |
| [CVE-2026-27596](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-27596.md) | High | exiv2: integer overflow in `LoaderNative: getData()` leads to out-of-bounds read (bsc#1259084). | 7.5 | 0.0042 |  |
| [CVE-2026-25884](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-25884.md) | High | exiv2: out-of-bounds read in `CrwMap: decode0x0805` (bsc#1259083). | 8.1 | 0.0037 |  |
| [CVE-2024-39695](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-39695.md) | Routine | exiv2: out-of-bounds read in AsfVideo: streamProperties (bsc#1227528). | n/a | 0.0056 |  |
| [CVE-2026-27631](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-27631.md) | Routine | exiv2: crash due to uncaught exception when trying to create `std: vector` larger than `max_size()` | 5.3 | 0.0029 |  |
| [CVE-2025-55304](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-55304.md) | Routine | exiv2: quadratic performance algorithm in the ICC profile parsing code of `JpegBase: readMetadata` | 5.5 | 0.0025 |  |
| [CVE-2024-24826](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-24826.md) | Routine | exiv2: out-of-bounds read in QuickTimeVideo: NikonTagsDecoder (bsc#1219870). | 5.0 | 0.0024 |  |
| [CVE-2024-25112](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-25112.md) | Routine | exiv2: denial of service due to unbounded recursion in QuickTimeVideo: multipleEntriesDecoder (bsc#1219871). | 5.0 | 0.0022 |  |
| [CVE-2025-54080](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-54080.md) | Routine | exiv2: out-of-bounds read in `Exiv2: EpsImage: writeMetadata()` when writing metadata into a crafted image | 5.5 | 0.0014 |  |

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