MGASA-2021-0328 - Updated jhead packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 10 Jul 2021
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0328.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 7, 8
CVE: CVE-2020-6624,
     CVE-2020-6625,
     CVE-2021-3496

Updated jhead package fixes security vulnerabilities:

jhead through 3.04 has a heap-based buffer over-read in process_DQT in
jpgqguess.c (CVE-2020-6624).

jhead through 3.04 has a heap-based buffer over-read in Get32s when called
from ProcessGpsInfo in gpsinfo.c (CVE-2020-6625).

A heap-based buffer overflow was found in jhead in version 3.06 in Get16u()
in exif.c when processing a crafted file (CVE-2021-3496).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29053
- https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/security-announce@lists.opensuse.org/thread/SCW5XBSBEM6OUDLCSLS5UW7BSRNESS4J/
- https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/security-announce@lists.opensuse.org/thread/JPTEPBJVJFSKKHSTZER2JVIMRP7MGN2C/
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-6624
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-6625
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3496

SRPMS:
- 8/core/jhead-3.06.0.1-1.mga8
- 7/core/jhead-3.06.0.1-1.mga7

Mageia 2021-0328: jhead security update

Updated jhead package fixes security vulnerabilities: jhead through 3.04 has a heap-based buffer over-read in process_DQT in jpgqguess.c (CVE-2020-6624)

Summary

Updated jhead package fixes security vulnerabilities:
jhead through 3.04 has a heap-based buffer over-read in process_DQT in jpgqguess.c (CVE-2020-6624).
jhead through 3.04 has a heap-based buffer over-read in Get32s when called from ProcessGpsInfo in gpsinfo.c (CVE-2020-6625).
A heap-based buffer overflow was found in jhead in version 3.06 in Get16u() in exif.c when processing a crafted file (CVE-2021-3496).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29053

- https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/security-announce@lists.opensuse.org/thread/SCW5XBSBEM6OUDLCSLS5UW7BSRNESS4J/

- https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/security-announce@lists.opensuse.org/thread/JPTEPBJVJFSKKHSTZER2JVIMRP7MGN2C/

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-6624

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-6625

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3496

Resolution

MGASA-2021-0328 - Updated jhead packages fix security vulnerabilities

SRPMS

- 8/core/jhead-3.06.0.1-1.mga8

- 7/core/jhead-3.06.0.1-1.mga7

Severity
Publication date: 10 Jul 2021
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0328.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2020-6624, CVE-2020-6625, CVE-2021-3496

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