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Debian 8: DLA-2054-1 Moderate: jhead Buffer Overflow Fix

debian lts
Calendar Grey December 31, 2019
Dist Debian Esm H88
The jhead utility has addressed various buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Debian version 8, necessitating system package upgrades to implement essential security enhancements.
Multiple buffer overflows have been fixed in jhead, a program to manipulate the non-image part of Exif compliant JPEG files
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Summary

We recommend that you upgrade your jhead packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS



Package: jhead
Version: 1:2.97-1+deb8u2
CVE ID: CVE-2018-16554 CVE-2018-17088 CVE-2019-1010301 CVE-2019-1010302
Debian Bug: 907925 908176 932145 932146

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