USN-3700-1: Exiv2 vulnerabilities
exiv2 vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in Exiv2.
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 to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-10958, CVE-2018-10998)
It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain PNG files. An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information. (CVE-2018-10999)
It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-11531)
It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information. (CVE-2018-12264, CVE-2018-12265)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- exiv2 - 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1
- libexiv2-14 - 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1
- Ubuntu 17.10
- exiv2 - 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.17.10.1
- libexiv2-14 - 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.17.10.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- exiv2 - 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.2
- libexiv2-14 - 0.25-2.1ubuntu16.04.2
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- exiv2 - 0.23-1ubuntu2.1
- libexiv2-12 - 0.23-1ubuntu2.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
from Ubuntu Security Notices https://ift.tt/2lSZBAV