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SUSE libexif Moderate Info Disclosure and DoS Issue SUSE-SU-2026-2838-1

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Calendar Grey July 10, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE update resolves multiple issues in libexif addressing information disclosure and denial of service vulnerabilities.
An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for libexif fixes the following issues * CVE-2026-40385: Fixed information disclosure and crashes via integer overflow in Nikon MakerNote handling (bsc#1262000) * CVE-2026-40386: Fixed denial of service and information disclosure via integer underflow in MakerNote decoding (bsc#1262001) * CVE-2026-32775: Fixed Buffer overwrite via integer underflow in MakerNotes decoding (bsc#1259755) ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-2838=1 ## Package List:

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate denial of service SuSE information disclosure libexif

References

* bsc#1259755

* bsc#1262000

* bsc#1262001

Cross-

* CVE-2026-32775

* CVE-2026-40385

* CVE-2026-40386

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-32775 ( SUSE ): 4.6

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2026-32775 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

* CVE-2026-32775 ( NVD ): 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-32775 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-40385 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2026-40385 ( NVD ): 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2026-40385 ( NVD ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-40386 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:2838-1
Release Date: 2026-07-10T08:02:27Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate denial of service SuSE information disclosure libexif

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