Ubuntu alert USN-4159-1 (exiv2)
| From: | "Leonidas S. Barbosa" <leo.barbosa@canonical.com> | |
| To: | ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com | |
| Subject: | [USN-4159-1] Exiv2 vulnerability | |
| Date: | Mon, 21 Oct 2019 12:38:56 -0300 | |
| Message-ID: | <20191021153855.GC8747@blu3l41n> |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4159-1 October 21, 2019 exiv2 vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 19.10 - Ubuntu 19.04 - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Exiv2 could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted file. Software Description: - exiv2: EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata manipulation tool Details: It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.10: exiv2 0.25-4ubuntu2.1 libexiv2-14 0.25-4ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 19.04: exiv2 0.25-4ubuntu1.2 libexiv2-14 0.25-4ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: exiv2 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4 libexiv2-14 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: exiv2 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.5 libexiv2-14 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.5 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4159-1 CVE-2019-17402 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-4ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-4ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-3.1ubuntu... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exiv2/0.25-2.1ubuntu... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...