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  • [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202011-19 ] libexif: Multiple vulnerabilities

    From Aaron Bauman@21:1/5 to All on Mon Nov 16 22:00:01 2020
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    Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202011-19
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    Severity: Normal
    Title: libexif: Multiple vulnerabilities
    Date: November 16, 2020
    Bugs: #754681
    ID: 202011-19

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    Synopsis
    ========

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libexif, the worst of which
    could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

    Background
    ==========

    libexif is a library for parsing, editing and saving Exif metadata from
    images.

    Affected packages
    =================

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    Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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    1 media-libs/libexif < 0.6.22_p20201105 >= 0.6.22_p20201105

    Description
    ===========

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libexif. Please review
    the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

    Impact
    ======

    Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

    Workaround
    ==========

    There is no known workaround at this time.

    Resolution
    ==========

    All libexif users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=media-libs/libexif-0.6.22_p20201105"

    References
    ==========

    [ 1 ] CVE-2020-0181
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0181
    [ 2 ] CVE-2020-0198
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0198
    [ 3 ] CVE-2020-0452
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0452

    Availability
    ============

    This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
    the Gentoo Security Website:

    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-19

    Concerns?
    =========

    Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
    confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
    importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

    License
    =======

    Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
    belongs to its owner(s).

    The contents of this document are licensed under the
    Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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