CVE catalog
CVE-2026-90681
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 a
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.16% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | jhead | sid | 1:3.08-3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | jhead | forky | 1:3.08-3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | jhead | trixie | 1:3.08-3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | jhead | bookworm | 1:3.06.0.1-6 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | jhead | source | sid | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | jhead | source | forky | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | jhead | source | trixie | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | jhead | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [jhead]Affected
Details (2)
1:3.06.0.1-6· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · jhead · debian · bookworm; nvd · jhead · debian · 12
1:3.06.0.1-6· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · jhead · debian · bookworm; nvd · jhead · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [jhead]Affected
Details (2)
1:3.08-3· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · jhead · debian · 13
1:3.08-3· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · jhead · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90681]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90681]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-90681]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-90681.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]