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[slackware-security] libexif (SSA:2026-104-01)

Posted on 15 April 2026
Slackware Security

[slackware-security] libexif (SSA:2026-104-01)

New libexif packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/libexif-0.6.26-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes security issues:
An unsigned integer underflow in Fuji and Olympus makernote handling.
An unsigned integer overflow on 32bit systems in Nikon makernote handling.
A buffer overwrite via integer underflow in makernote handling.
For more information, see:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40386
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40385
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32775
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/libexif-0.6.26-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/libexif-0.6.26-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/l/libexif-0.6.26-i686-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/l/libexif-0.6.26-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
7c5c034a4800c3cb6ad1bfaa3c8725d8 libexif-0.6.26-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
567537407dde6e35dd1c47932007f210 libexif-0.6.26-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
1457b6ebd9ce3395682c9d221b19d46a l/libexif-0.6.26-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
dc4b8f4b93e3e1d1155116e201b254c5 l/libexif-0.6.26-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg libexif-0.6.26-i586-1_slack15.0.txz


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Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key
security@slackware.com

 

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