USN-4159-1: Exiv2 vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 19.10
• Ubuntu 19.04
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Packages

• 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

• exiv2 - 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4
• libexiv2-14 - 0.25-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.4

Ubuntu 16.04

• 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

• CVE-2019-17402