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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: USN-5044-1 Major Exiv2 Security Vulnerability Fix

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Calendar Grey August 17, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple vulnerabilities patched in Exiv2 impacting various Ubuntu versions. Make sure your system is current to mitigate these risks.
Several security issues were fixed in Exiv2.

Summary

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical update instructions ubuntu software issues exiv2

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 21.04: libexiv2-27 0.27.3-3ubuntu1.5 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: libexiv2-27 0.27.2-8ubuntu2.6 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libexiv2-14 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.11 Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: libexiv2-14 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.7+esm4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5043-1

CVE-2021-32815, CVE-2021-34334, CVE-2021-34335, CVE-2021-37615,

CVE-2021-37616, CVE-2021-37618, CVE-2021-37619, CVE-2021-37620,

CVE-2021-37621, CVE-2021-37622, CVE-2021-37623

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August 17, 2021

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical update instructions ubuntu software issues exiv2

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.27.3-3ubuntu1.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.27.2-8ubuntu2.6 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.11

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