usn-8103-2
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-03-19 07:08
Modified
2026-04-27 14:11
Summary
exiv2 regression
Details

USN-8103-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Exiv2. The update caused a regression for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 25.10. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Exiv2 did not correctly handle reading certain buffers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-18771)

Wen Cheng discovered that Exiv2 did not correctly handle certain memory allocation. If a user or system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-18899)

It was discovered that Exiv2 did not correctly handle writing certain metadata. If a user or system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2025-54080)

It was discovered that Exiv2 did not correctly handle parsing certain metadata. If a user or system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-55304)

It was discovered that Exiv2 did not correctly handle parsing certain images. If a user or system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-25884)

It was discovered that Exiv2 did not correctly handle previewing certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-27596)

It was discovered that Exiv2 did not correctly handle certain integer arithmetic. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-27631)

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  "details": "USN-8103-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Exiv2. The update caused a regression\nfor Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and\nUbuntu 25.10. This update fixes the problem.\n\nWe apologize for the inconvenience.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that Exiv2 did not correctly handle reading certain\n buffers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive\n information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04\n LTS. (CVE-2020-18771)\n\n Wen Cheng discovered that Exiv2 did not correctly handle certain memory\n allocation. If a user or system were tricked into opening a specially\n crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial\n of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.\n (CVE-2020-18899)\n\n It was discovered that Exiv2 did not correctly handle writing certain\n metadata. If a user or system were tricked into opening a specially crafted\n file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of\n service. (CVE-2025-54080)\n\n It was discovered that Exiv2 did not correctly handle parsing certain\n metadata. If a user or system were tricked into opening a specially crafted\n file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of\n service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS,\n Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-55304)\n\n It was discovered that Exiv2 did not correctly handle parsing certain\n images. If a user or system were tricked into opening a specially crafted\n file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of\n service. (CVE-2026-25884)\n\n It was discovered that Exiv2 did not correctly handle previewing certain\n images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of\n service. (CVE-2026-27596)\n\n It was discovered that Exiv2 did not correctly handle certain integer\n arithmetic. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of\n service. (CVE-2026-27631)",
  "id": "USN-8103-2",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:51Z",
  "published": "2026-03-19T07:08:49Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8103-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-55304"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gimp/+bug/2144731"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "exiv2 regression",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2025-55304"
  ]
}



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