USN-4159-1: Exiv2 vulnerability

USN-4159-1: Exiv2 vulnerability

exiv2 vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 19.10
• Ubuntu 19.04
• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary

Exiv2 could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted
file.

Software Description

• exiv2 – EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata manipulation tool

Details

It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 19.10

exiv2 – 0.25-4ubuntu2.1

libexiv2-14 – 0.25-4ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 19.04

exiv2 – 0.25-4ubuntu1.2

libexiv2-14 – 0.25-4ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

exiv2 – 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4

libexiv2-14 – 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

exiv2 – 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.5

libexiv2-14 – 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.5

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2019-17402

Source: USN-4159-1: Exiv2 vulnerability