Integer Underflow Affecting libexif-devel package, versions <0:0.6.22-3.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-LIBEXIFDEVEL-17375010
  • published18 Jun 2026
  • disclosed12 Apr 2026

Introduced: 12 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-40386  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-191  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 libexif-devel to version 0:0.6.22-3.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:26567.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libexif-devel package and not the libexif-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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