CVE-2026-27631

Publication date 2 March 2026

Last updated 18 March 2026

Ubuntu priority

Description

Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command-line utility to read, write, delete and modify Exif, IPTC, XMP and ICC image metadata. Prior to version 0.28.8, an uncaught exception was found in Exiv2. The vulnerability is in the preview component, which is only triggered when running Exiv2 with an extra command line argument, like -pp. Due to an integer overflow, the code attempts to create a huge std::vector, which causes Exiv2 to crash with an uncaught exception. This issue has been patched in version 0.28.8.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
exiv2	25.10 questing	Fixed 0.28.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
	24.04 LTS noble	Fixed 0.27.6-1ubuntu0.1
	22.04 LTS jammy	Fixed 0.27.5-3ubuntu1.1
	20.04 LTS focal	Fixed 0.27.2-8ubuntu2.7+esm1
	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.11+esm1
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm5

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Patch details

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Package	Patch details
exiv2	Upstream: 659db31

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-8103-1
Exiv2 vulnerabilities
18 March 2026