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From: Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202011-19 ] libexif: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 20:55:05
Message-Id: X7LmpZ1RXM9yWfDl@samurai
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202011-19
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: libexif: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: November 16, 2020
10 Bugs: #754681
11 ID: 202011-19
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libexif, the worst of which
19 could result in the arbitrary execution of code.
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21 Background
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24 libexif is a library for parsing, editing and saving Exif metadata from
25 images.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 media-libs/libexif < 0.6.22_p20201105 >= 0.6.22_p20201105
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35 Description
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38 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libexif. Please review
39 the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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41 Impact
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44 Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
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46 Workaround
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49 There is no known workaround at this time.
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51 Resolution
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54 All libexif users should upgrade to the latest version:
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56 # emerge --sync
57 # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=media-libs/libexif-0.6.22_p20201105"
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59 References
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62 [ 1 ] CVE-2020-0181
63 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0181
64 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-0198
65 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0198
66 [ 3 ] CVE-2020-0452
67 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0452
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69 Availability
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72 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
73 the Gentoo Security Website:
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75 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-19
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77 Concerns?
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80 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
81 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
82 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
83 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
84 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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86 License
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89 Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
90 belongs to its owner(s).
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92 The contents of this document are licensed under the
93 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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95 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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