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Ubuntu 23.04 USN-6110-1 Critical: Jhead Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey May 29, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Security flaws identified in Jhead could result in system instability, posing a threat of service interruption on various Ubuntu releases. Prompt update recommended.
Jhead could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Jhead could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted

file.

Software Description:

- jhead: Manipulate the non-image part of Exif compliant JPEG files

Details:

It was discovered that Jhead did not properly handle certain crafted Canon

images when processing them. An attacker could possibly use this issue to

crash Jhead, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-3496)

It was discovered that Jhead did not properly handle certain crafted images

when printing Canon-specific information. An attacker could possibly use this

issue to crash Jhead, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-28275)

It was discovered that Jhead did not properly handle certain crafted images

when removing unknown sections. An attacker could possibly use this issue to

crash Jhead, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-28275)

Kyle Brown discovered that Jhead did not properly handle certain crafted

images when editing their comments. An attacker could possibly use this ...

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.04:
   jhead                           1:3.06.0.1-6ubuntu0.23.04.1

Ubuntu 22.10:
   jhead                           1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.10.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   jhead                           1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   jhead                           1:3.04-1ubuntu0.2+esm1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   jhead                           1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.2+esm1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   jhead                           1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm3

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   jhead                           1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm3

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6110-1

CVE-2021-28275, CVE-2021-28277, CVE-2021-3496, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/2020068

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/1:3.06.0.1-6ubuntu0.23.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.10.2

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