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Posted on 31 October 2022
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202210-28
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Severity: Low
Title: exif: Denial of Service
Date: October 31, 2022
Bugs: #783522
ID: 202210-28
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been discovered in exif which could result in denial
of service.
Background
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libexif is a library for parsing, editing and saving Exif metadata from
images. exif is a small command line interface for libexif.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-gfx/exif < 0.6.22 >= 0.6.22
Description
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There is a bug in exif's XML output format which can result in a null
pointer dereference when outputting crafted JPEG EXIF data.
Impact
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A crafted JPEG image can trigger a denial of service in the form of a
null pointer dereference.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All exif users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/exif-0.6.22"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2021-27815
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27815
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-28
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2022 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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