An exiv2 security, bug fix, and enhancement update has been released for AlmaLinux.

ALSA-2021:1758 Low: exiv2 security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Type:
security

Severity:
low

Release date:
2021-05-18

Description
The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: exiv2 (0.27.3). (BZ#1880984)
Security Fix(es):
* exiv2: out-of-bounds read in CiffDirectory::readDirectory due to lack of size check (CVE-2019-17402)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

References:
CVE-2019-17402

Updates packages:
exiv2-0.27.3-2.el8.x86_64.rpm
exiv2-devel-0.27.3-2.el8.i686.rpm
exiv2-devel-0.27.3-2.el8.x86_64.rpm
exiv2-doc-0.27.3-2.el8.noarch.rpm
exiv2-libs-0.27.3-2.el8.i686.rpm
exiv2-libs-0.27.3-2.el8.x86_64.rpm

Notes:
This page is generated automatically and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.

  ALSA-2021:1758 Low: exiv2 security, bug fix, and enhancement update