--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2017-b24ef59f94
2017-12-28 01:13:53.260888
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name        : libexif
Product     : Fedora 27
Version     : 0.6.21
Release     : 14.fc27
URL         : https://libexif.sourceforge.net/
Summary     : Library for extracting extra information from image files
Description :
Most digital cameras produce EXIF files, which are JPEG files with
extra tags that contain information about the image. The EXIF library
allows you to parse an EXIF file and read the data from those tags.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information:

Patch for CVE-2016-6328
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #1484032 - CVE-2016-6328 libexif: Integer overflow in parsing MNOTE entry data of the input file [fedora-all]
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1484032
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use
su -c 'dnf upgrade libexif' at the command line.
For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at
https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html

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Fedora 27: libexif Security Update

December 28, 2017
Patch for CVE-2016-6328

Summary

Most digital cameras produce EXIF files, which are JPEG files with

extra tags that contain information about the image. The EXIF library

allows you to parse an EXIF file and read the data from those tags.

Patch for CVE-2016-6328

[ 1 ] Bug #1484032 - CVE-2016-6328 libexif: Integer overflow in parsing MNOTE entry data of the input file [fedora-all]

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1484032

su -c 'dnf upgrade libexif' at the command line.

For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at

https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html

All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the

GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at

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FEDORA-2017-b24ef59f94 2017-12-28 01:13:53.260888 Product : Fedora 27 Version : 0.6.21 Release : 14.fc27 URL : https://libexif.sourceforge.net/ Summary : Library for extracting extra information from image files Description : Most digital cameras produce EXIF files, which are JPEG files with extra tags that contain information about the image. The EXIF library allows you to parse an EXIF file and read the data from those tags. Patch for CVE-2016-6328 [ 1 ] Bug #1484032 - CVE-2016-6328 libexif: Integer overflow in parsing MNOTE entry data of the input file [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1484032 su -c 'dnf upgrade libexif' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ package-announce mailing list -- package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to package-announce-leave@lists.fedoraproject.org

Change Log

References

Update Instructions

Severity
Product : Fedora 27
Version : 0.6.21
Release : 14.fc27
URL : https://libexif.sourceforge.net/
Summary : Library for extracting extra information from image files

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