A libimage-exiftool-perl security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 9 LTS to address a vulnerability that may result in execution of arbitrary code if a malformed DjVu file is processed.

DLA 2663-1: libimage-exiftool-perl security update

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Debian LTS Advisory DLA-2663-1 debian-lts@lists.debian.org
  https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Utkarsh Gupta
May 16, 2021   https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : libimage-exiftool-perl
Version : 10.40-1+deb9u1
CVE ID : CVE-2021-22204
Debian Bug : 987505

A vulnerability was discovered in libimage-exiftool-perl, a library
and program to read and write meta information in multimedia files,
which may result in execution of arbitrary code if a malformed DjVu
file is processed.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
10.40-1+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libimage-exiftool-perl packages.

For the detailed security status of libimage-exiftool-perl please refer to
its security tracker page at:
  https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libimage-exiftool-perl

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at:   https://wiki.debian.org/LTS