CVE-2026-90681
Publication date 15 September 2026
Last updated 15 September 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
A weakness has been identified in Matthias-Wandel jhead up to 3.3. This affects the function Get16u of the file exif.c of the component EXIF Parsing. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds read. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| jhead | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version:
Base score
1.9 · Low
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Base score
3.3 · Low
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-90681
- https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/98
- https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/30397052/poc.zip
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90681
- https://vuldb.com/submit/914946
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403214
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403214/cti