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

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Calendar Grey January 11, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ensure your Ubuntu installation is updated to address the Exiv2 regression that impacts various versions, potentially leading to service disruptions.
Introduced regression Exiv2.

Summary

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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.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5043-2

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

CVE-2021-37620, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/+bug/1941752

January 11, 2022

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.27.3-3ubuntu4.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.27.3-3ubuntu1.6 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.27.2-8ubuntu2.7

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