UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90681

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-90681

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90681.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90681

Upstream

CVE-2026-90681

Published

2026-09-15T00:00:00Z

Modified

2026-09-15T14:31:34Z

Severity

3.3 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
1.9 (Low) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P CVSS Calculator
Ubuntu - medium

Summary

[none]

Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

jhead

Package

Name: jhead
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/jhead?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:3.*

1:3.08-1

1:3.08-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "jhead",
            "binary_version": "1:3.08-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90681.json"

Ubuntu:26.04:LTS

jhead

Package

Name: jhead
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/jhead?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:3.*

1:3.08-3

1:3.08-3build1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "jhead",
            "binary_version": "1:3.08-3build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90681.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS

jhead

Package

Name: jhead
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/jhead?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Ftrusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:2.*

1:2.97-1

1:2.97-1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1

1:2.97-1+deb8u2build0.14.04.1~esm1

1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm1

1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm2

1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm3

1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "jhead",
            "binary_version": "1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90681.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

jhead

Package

Name: jhead
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/jhead?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:3.*

1:3.00-1

1:3.00-2

1:3.00-3

1:3.00-4+deb9u1build0.16.04.1

1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1

1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm2

1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm3

1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "jhead",
            "binary_version": "1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90681.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

jhead

Package

Name: jhead
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/jhead?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fbionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:3.*

1:3.00-4

1:3.00-5

1:3.00-6

1:3.00-8~build0.18.04.1

1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.1

1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.2

1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.2+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "jhead",
            "binary_version": "1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.2+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90681.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS

jhead

Package

Name: jhead
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/jhead?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Ffocal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:3.*

1:3.03-3

1:3.04-1

1:3.04-1ubuntu0.1

1:3.04-1ubuntu0.2

1:3.04-1ubuntu0.2+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "jhead",
            "binary_version": "1:3.04-1ubuntu0.2+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90681.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS

jhead

Package

Name: jhead
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/jhead?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fjammy

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:3.*

1:3.04-6

1:3.06.0.1-2

1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.1

1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "jhead",
            "binary_version": "1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90681.json"