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SUSE-SU-2026:0231-1: low: Security update for exiv2-0_26
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# Security update for exiv2-0_26

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0231-1  
Release Date: 2026-01-22T12:23:05Z  
Rating: low  
References:

  * bsc#1248963

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-55304

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-55304 ( SUSE ):  2.0
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-55304 ( SUSE ):  3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2025-55304 ( NVD ):  1.8

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

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for exiv2-0_26 fixes the following issues:

Add reference for previously fixed issue:

  * CVE-2025-55304: Fixed quadratic performance algorithm in the ICC profile
    parsing code of `JpegBase::readMetadata` (bsc#1248963).

## 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-2026-231=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-231=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2026-231=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-231=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-231=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2026-231=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * exiv2-0_26-debugsource-0.26-150400.9.27.1
    * libexiv2-26-0.26-150400.9.27.1
    * libexiv2-26-debuginfo-0.26-150400.9.27.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)
    * libexiv2-26-32bit-0.26-150400.9.27.1
    * libexiv2-26-32bit-debuginfo-0.26-150400.9.27.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * libexiv2-26-64bit-debuginfo-0.26-150400.9.27.1
    * libexiv2-26-64bit-0.26-150400.9.27.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * exiv2-0_26-debugsource-0.26-150400.9.27.1
    * libexiv2-26-0.26-150400.9.27.1
    * libexiv2-26-debuginfo-0.26-150400.9.27.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    * libexiv2-26-32bit-0.26-150400.9.27.1
    * libexiv2-26-32bit-debuginfo-0.26-150400.9.27.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * libexiv2-26-0.26-150400.9.27.1
    * libexiv2-26-debuginfo-0.26-150400.9.27.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * libexiv2-26-0.26-150400.9.27.1
    * libexiv2-26-debuginfo-0.26-150400.9.27.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libexiv2-26-0.26-150400.9.27.1
    * libexiv2-26-debuginfo-0.26-150400.9.27.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * libexiv2-26-0.26-150400.9.27.1
    * libexiv2-26-debuginfo-0.26-150400.9.27.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-55304.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1248963



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