SUSE-SU-2026:2584-1: moderate: Security update for exiv2

Tue Jun 23 20:36:39 UTC 2026

# Security update for exiv2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:2584-1  
Release Date: 2026-06-23T13:27:50Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1189338
  * bsc#1259083
  * bsc#1259084
  * bsc#1259085

Cross-References:

  * CVE-2021-34334
  * CVE-2026-25884
  * CVE-2026-27596
  * CVE-2026-27631

CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2021-34334 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2021-34334 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-25884 ( SUSE ):  8.3
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-25884 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-25884 ( NVD ):  2.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  * CVE-2026-25884 ( NVD ):  8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-27596 ( SUSE ):  6.8
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-27596 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-27596 ( NVD ):  2.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  * CVE-2026-27596 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-27631 ( SUSE ):  6.8
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-27631 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2026-27631 ( NVD ):  2.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  * CVE-2026-27631 ( NVD ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected Products:

  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for exiv2 fixes the following issues

  * CVE-2021-34334: DoS due to integer overflow in loop counter (bsc#1189338).
  * CVE-2026-25884: out-of-bounds read in `CrwMap: decode0x0805` (bsc#1259083).
  * CVE-2026-27596: integer overflow in `LoaderNative: getData()` leads to out-
    of-bounds read (bsc#1259084).
  * CVE-2026-27631: crash due to uncaught exception when trying to create `std:
    vector` larger than `max_size()` (bsc#1259085).

Changes for exiv2:

  * Minor bugs and fixes
  * Other improvements
  * exivsimple has array index errors when stripping quotes form TIFF
    parser,Binary array elements should be decoded using the Add option -K Key
    (--key Key) to specify one or more keys to "exiv2 -eX" followed by "exiv2
    -iX" produces invalid XMP
  * This release introduces support for Postscript (EPS) images. XMP metadata
    can be read and written from/to EPS images and previews are accessible.
    Further it includes a new build environment for MSVC 64 bit
  * fix build with gcc 4.3 (upstream backport)
  * Fix "Since v0.14 the version check macro doesn't work in a precompiler

## 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:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-2584=1

  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP7-2026-2584=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libexiv2-xmp-static-0.27.5-150400.15.7.1
    * exiv2-debugsource-0.27.5-150400.15.7.1
    * exiv2-debuginfo-0.27.5-150400.15.7.1
    * libexiv2-27-debuginfo-0.27.5-150400.15.7.1
    * libexiv2-27-0.27.5-150400.15.7.1
    * exiv2-0.27.5-150400.15.7.1
    * libexiv2-devel-0.27.5-150400.15.7.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)
    * exiv2-lang-0.27.5-150400.15.7.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)
    * libexiv2-27-32bit-0.27.5-150400.15.7.1
    * libexiv2-27-32bit-debuginfo-0.27.5-150400.15.7.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * libexiv2-27-64bit-debuginfo-0.27.5-150400.15.7.1
    * libexiv2-27-64bit-0.27.5-150400.15.7.1
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libexiv2-xmp-static-0.27.5-150400.15.7.1
    * exiv2-debugsource-0.27.5-150400.15.7.1
    * exiv2-debuginfo-0.27.5-150400.15.7.1
    * libexiv2-27-debuginfo-0.27.5-150400.15.7.1
    * libexiv2-27-0.27.5-150400.15.7.1
    * libexiv2-devel-0.27.5-150400.15.7.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-34334.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-25884.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-27596.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-27631.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1189338
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259083
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259084
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259085

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