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Ubuntu 18.10: USN-3852-1 Critical: Exiv2 Denial Of Service

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Several security issues were fixed in Exiv2.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3852-1
January 10, 2019

exiv2 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Exiv2.

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.
CVE-2017-9239 only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2017-11591, CVE-2017-11683, CVE-2017-14859, CVE-2017-14862,
CVE-2017-14864, CVE-2017-17669, CVE-2017-9239, CVE-2018-16336,
CVE-2018-1758)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.10:
  exiv2                           0.25-4ubuntu0.1
  libexiv2-14                     0.25-4ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  exiv2                           0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2
  libexiv2-14                     0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  exiv2                           0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3
  libexiv2-14                     0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  exiv2                           0.23-1ubuntu2.2
  libexiv2-12                     0.23-1ubuntu2.2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3852-1
  CVE-2017-11591, CVE-2017-11683, CVE-2017-14859, CVE-2017-14862,
  CVE-2017-14864, CVE-2017-17669, CVE-2017-9239, CVE-2018-16336,
  CVE-2018-17581

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-4ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.23-1ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 18.10: USN-3852-1 Critical: Exiv2 Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey January 10, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple Ubuntu versions received security patches addressing various Exiv2 vulnerabilities.
Several security issues were fixed in Exiv2.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10:   exiv2                           0.25-4ubuntu0.1   libexiv2-14                     0.25-4ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:   exiv2                           0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2   libexiv2-14                     0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   exiv2                           0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3   libexiv2-14                     0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:   exiv2                           0.23-1ubuntu2.2   libexiv2-12                     0.23-1ubuntu2.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3852-1

  CVE-2017-11591, CVE-2017-11683, CVE-2017-14859, CVE-2017-14862,

  CVE-2017-14864, CVE-2017-17669, CVE-2017-9239, CVE-2018-16336,

  CVE-2018-17581

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January 10, 2019

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-4ubuntu0.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.2   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.3   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.23-1ubuntu2.2

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