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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : libexif vulnerabilities (USN-8531-1)

🗓️ 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Ubuntu libexif MakerNote flaws risk DoS or data leakage (CVE-2026-32775, CVE-2026-40385, CVE-2026-40386).

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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8531-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See
# <https://ubuntu.com/security/notices>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(326798);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/07/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-32775", "CVE-2026-40385", "CVE-2026-40386");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"8531-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : libexif vulnerabilities (USN-8531-1)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple
vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8531-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that libexif had an integer overflow in its MakerNote decoder when called with a zero-
    length buffer. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or obtain sensitive
    information. (CVE-2026-32775)

    It was discovered that libexif had an integer overflow in its Nikon MakerNote handler on 32-bit systems. A
    local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or obtain sensitive information.
    (CVE-2026-40385)

    It was discovered that libexif had an integer underflow in its size checking for Fuji and Olympus
    MakerNote decoding. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or obtain
    sensitive information. (CVE-2026-40386)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8531-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected libexif-dev and / or libexif12 packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-32775");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/03/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/07/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/07/14");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libexif-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libexif12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2026 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}

include('debian_package.inc');

if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled') ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/release');
if ( isnull(os_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu');
os_release = chomp(os_release);
if (! ('22.04' >< os_release || '24.04' >< os_release || '26.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 22.04 / 24.04 / 26.04', 'Ubuntu ' + os_release);
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/Debian/dpkg-l') ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Ubuntu', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libexif-dev', 'pkgver': '0.6.24-1ubuntu0.22.04.1'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libexif12', 'pkgver': '0.6.24-1ubuntu0.22.04.1'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libexif-dev', 'pkgver': '0.6.24-1ubuntu0.24.04.1'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libexif12', 'pkgver': '0.6.24-1ubuntu0.24.04.1'},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'libexif-dev', 'pkgver': '0.6.25-2ubuntu0.1'},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'libexif12', 'pkgver': '0.6.25-2ubuntu0.1'}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var osver = NULL;
  var pkgname = NULL;
  var pkgver = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['osver'])) osver = package_array['osver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgname'])) pkgname = package_array['pkgname'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgver'])) pkgver = package_array['pkgver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
  if (osver && pkgname && pkgver) {
    if (deb_check(release:osver, prefix:pkgname, reference:pkgver, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  var extra = '';
  extra += ubuntu_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'libexif-dev / libexif12');
}

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14 Jul 2026 00:00Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS 3.17.4 - 7.8
EPSS0.00193
SSVC
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