Description
NULL Pointer Deference in the exif command line tool, when printing out XML formatted EXIF data, in exif v0.6.22 and earlier allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by uploading a malicious JPEG file, causing the application to crash.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | exif | 0.6.22-3 | — |
| Debian 13 | exif | 0.6.22-3 | — |
| Debian 12 | exif | 0.6.22-3 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | exif | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | exif | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | exif | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | exif | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | exif | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2022-0432 Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 11, 2026
- WID-SEC-2022-0302 Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Ausführen von beliebigem Programmcode mit Administratorrechten BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 11, 2026
References
- https://github.com/libexif/exif/issues/4
- https://github.com/libexif/exif/commit/f6334d9d32437ef13dc902f0a88a2be0063d9d1c
- https://github.com/libexif/exif/commit/eb84b0e3c5f2a86013b6fcfb800d187896a648fa
- FEDORA-2021-04f7b000fa vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-477809f45f vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-b2bd2b1d13 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202210-28 vendor-advisory