It turns out to be a libexif bug, I forwarded it to https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1525770&group_id=12272&atid=112272
** Changed in: gimp (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: gimp => libexif -- Segmentation fault in jpeg plugin https://launchpad.net/bugs/46234 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs