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Posted on 08 November 2020
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4786-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
November 08, 2020 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libexif
CVE ID : CVE-2020-0452
It was discovered that a boundary check in libexif, a library to parse
EXIF files, could be optimised away by the compiler, resulting in
a potential buffer overflow.
For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.6.21-5.1+deb10u5.
We recommend that you upgrade your libexif packages.
For the detailed security status of libexif please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libexif
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
