An exiv2 security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 8 Extended LTS to address several vulnerabilities.
ELA-479-1 exiv2 security update
Package exiv2
ELA-479-1 exiv2 security update
Version 0.24-4.1+deb8u6
Related CVEs CVE-2019-20421 CVE-2021-3482 CVE-2021-29457 CVE-2021-29473 CVE-2021-31291 CVE-2021-31292
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in Exiv2, a C++ library and a command line utility to manage image metadata which could result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed file is parsed.
For Debian 8 jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 0.24-4.1+deb8u6.
We recommend that you upgrade your exiv2 packages.
Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found at: https://deb.freexian.com/extended-lts/
