Use After Free Affecting libexiv2-28 package, versions <0.28.8-160000.1.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.92% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES1600-LIBEXIV228-15910869
  • published6 Apr 2026
  • disclosed23 Mar 2026

Introduced: 23 Mar 2026

CVE-2025-26623  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:16.0.0 libexiv2-28 to version 0.28.8-160000.1.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libexiv2-28 package and not the libexiv2-28 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:16.0.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command-line utility to read, write, delete and modify Exif, IPTC, XMP and ICC image metadata. A heap buffer overflow was found in Exiv2 versions v0.28.0 to v0.28.4. Versions prior to v0.28.0, such as v0.27.7, are not affected. Exiv2 is a command-line utility and C++ library for reading, writing, deleting, and modifying the metadata of image files. The heap overflow is triggered when Exiv2 is used to write metadata into a crafted image file. An attacker could potentially exploit the vulnerability to gain code execution, if they can trick the victim into running Exiv2 on a crafted image file. Note that this bug is only triggered when writing the metadata, which is a less frequently used Exiv2 operation than reading the metadata. For example, to trigger the bug in the Exiv2 command-line application, you need to add an extra command-line argument such as fixiso. The bug is fixed in version v0.28.5. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1