Linux · SUSE Linux Enterprise · Security advisory · March 23, 2026

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.

High
CVEs closed
9
None rated Critical
Exploited
0
None reported
Highest CVSS
9.8
Base score, 0 to 10
Highest EPSS
0.0092
60th percentile

Priority of the 9 CVEs

Patch now 0 Urgent 0 High 3 Routine 6

Fixed package versions

ProductReleaseFixed in
exiv2sles 16.00.28.8-160000.1.1

CVEs this fix closes

PriorityCVETitleCVSSEPSSExploitation
High CVE-2025-26623 exiv2: heap buffer overflow via writing metadata into a crafted image file (bsc#1237347).9.8 0.0092 None reported
High CVE-2026-27596 exiv2: integer overflow in `LoaderNative: getData()` leads to out-of-bounds read (bsc#1259084).7.5 0.0042 None reported
High CVE-2026-25884 exiv2: out-of-bounds read in `CrwMap: decode0x0805` (bsc#1259083).8.1 0.0037 None reported
Routine CVE-2024-39695 exiv2: out-of-bounds read in AsfVideo: streamProperties (bsc#1227528).n/a 0.0056 None reported
Routine CVE-2026-27631 exiv2: crash due to uncaught exception when trying to create `std: vector` larger than `max_size()`5.3 0.0029 None reported
Routine CVE-2025-55304 exiv2: quadratic performance algorithm in the ICC profile parsing code of `JpegBase: readMetadata`5.5 0.0025 None reported
Routine CVE-2024-24826 exiv2: out-of-bounds read in QuickTimeVideo: NikonTagsDecoder (bsc#1219870).5.0 0.0024 None reported
Routine CVE-2024-25112 exiv2: denial of service due to unbounded recursion in QuickTimeVideo: multipleEntriesDecoder (bsc#1219871).5.0 0.0022 None reported
Routine CVE-2025-54080 exiv2: out-of-bounds read in `Exiv2: EpsImage: writeMetadata()` when writing metadata into a crafted image5.5 0.0014 None reported
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