=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4358-1
May 13, 2020

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

- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in libexif.

Software Description:
- libexif: library to parse EXIF files

Details:

It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain tags.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-20030)

It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.
(CVE-2020-12767)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  libexif12                       0.6.21-6ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 19.10:
  libexif12                       0.6.21-5.1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libexif12                       0.6.21-4ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libexif12                       0.6.21-2ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  libexif12                       0.6.21-1ubuntu1+esm2

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  libexif12                       0.6.20-2ubuntu0.3

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to
effect the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4358-1
  CVE-2018-20030, CVE-2020-12767

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libexif/0.6.21-6ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libexif/0.6.21-5.1ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libexif/0.6.21-4ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libexif/0.6.21-2ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 4358-1: libexif vulnerabilities

May 13, 2020
Several security issues were fixed in libexif.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: libexif12 0.6.21-6ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 19.10: libexif12 0.6.21-5.1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libexif12 0.6.21-4ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libexif12 0.6.21-2ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: libexif12 0.6.21-1ubuntu1+esm2 Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: libexif12 0.6.20-2ubuntu0.3 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to effect the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4358-1

CVE-2018-20030, CVE-2020-12767

Severity
May 13, 2020

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libexif/0.6.21-6ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libexif/0.6.21-5.1ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libexif/0.6.21-4ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libexif/0.6.21-2ubuntu0.2

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