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Medium ALSA-2026:22553 2 CVEs

Moderate: libexif security update

Published Jun 2, 2026 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

The libexif packages provide a library for extracting extra information from image files.

Security Fix(es):

* libexif: libexif: Information disclosure and crashes via integer overflow in Nikon MakerNote handling (CVE-2026-40385)
* libexif: libexif: Denial of Service and information disclosure via integer underflow in MakerNote decoding (CVE-2026-40386)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 9 libexif 0.6.22-6.el9_8.1
AlmaLinux · 9 libexif-devel 0.6.22-6.el9_8.1

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40385
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40386
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2457687
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2457689
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-22553.html