Ubuntu 21.10: USN-5043-2 Moderate: Exiv2 Denial Of Service

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January 11, 2022

Introduced regression Exiv2.

Summary

Introduced regression Exiv2.

Software Description:

- exiv2: EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata manipulation tool

Details:

USN-5043-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Exiv2. The update introduced a new regression

that could cause a crash in applications using libexiv2. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain image files.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

(CVE-2021-37620)

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service ubuntu exiv2 regression correction

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 21.10:
  exiv2                           0.27.3-3ubuntu4.1
  libexiv2-27                     0.27.3-3ubuntu4.1

Ubuntu 21.04:
  exiv2                           0.27.3-3ubuntu1.6
  libexiv2-27                     0.27.3-3ubuntu1.6

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  exiv2                           0.27.2-8ubuntu2.7
  libexiv2-27                     0.27.2-8ubuntu2.7

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