USN-4396-1: libexif vulnerabilities
16 June 2020
Several security issues were fixed in libexif.
Releases
Packages
- libexif - library to parse EXIF files
Details
It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2020-0093, CVE-2020-0182)
It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a remote denial of service.
(CVE-2020-0198)
It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information or
cause a crash. (CVE-2020-13112)
It was discovered that libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.
(CVE-2020-13113)
It was discovered libexif incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2020-13114)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 19.10
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 14.04
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libexif12
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0.6.21-1ubuntu1+esm5
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 12.04
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to effect the necessary changes.