USN-4270-1: Exiv2 vulnerability
exiv2 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary
Exiv2 could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted image.
Software Description
- exiv2 – EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata manipulation tool
Details
It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain images.
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 – 0.25-4ubuntu2.2
- libexiv2-14 – 0.25-4ubuntu2.2
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- exiv2 – 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.5
- libexiv2-14 – 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.5
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- exiv2 – 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.6
- libexiv2-14 – 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.6
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
Source: USN-4270-1: Exiv2 vulnerability
