USN-6113-1: Jhead vulnerability
30 May 2023
Jhead could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- jhead - Manipulate the non-image part of Exif compliant JPEG files
Details
It was discovered that Jhead did not properly handle certain crafted images
while processing the Exif markers. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to crash Jhead, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04
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jhead
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1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04
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jhead
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1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.