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AlmaLinux 10 : libexif (ALSA-2026:22529)

high Nessus Plugin ID 318852

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2026:22529 advisory.

 * libexif: libexif: Denial of Service and information disclosure via integer underflow in MakerNote decoding (CVE-2026-40386)

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

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected libexif, libexif-devel and / or libexif-doc packages.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/10/ALSA-2026-22529.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22529

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 318852

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-22529.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 6/5/2026

Updated: 6/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-40386

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libexif-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libexif-doc, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::supplementary, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::powertools, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libexif, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::realtime

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/2/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/12/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-40386

CWE: 191

RHSA: 2026:22529