SUSE exiv2 Important Heap Overflow Issues Advisory 2026-4374

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## This update for exiv2 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-49275: out of bounds read in CrwMap::decodeBasic (bsc#1277791). * CVE-2026-68546: heap out-of-bounds read in RemoteIo when reading block- aligned remote CRW files (bsc#1277579). * CVE-2026-68547: heap out-of-bounds write in RemoteIo when reading from a malicious remote server (bsc#1277591). ## 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 for SAP Applications 15 SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2026-4374 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2026-4374

## This update for exiv2 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-49275: out of bounds read in CrwMap::decodeBasic (bsc#1277791). * CVE-2026-68546: heap out-of-bounds read in RemoteIo when reading block- aligned remote CRW files (bsc#1277579). * CVE-2026-68547: heap out-of-bounds write in RemoteIo when reading from a malicious remote server (bsc#1277591). ## 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 for SAP Applications 15 SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2026-4374 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2026-4374

* CVE-2026-49275 ( SUSE ): 4.4

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

* CVE-2026-49275 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

* CVE-2026-68546 ( SUSE ): 6.1

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

* CVE-2026-68546 ( SUSE ): 8.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-68547 ( SUSE ): 6.0

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

* CVE-2026-68547 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

* Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:4374-1 Release Date: 2026-09-28T15:14:51Z Rating: important

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