A libexif security update has been released for Gentoo Linux.

gentoo-announce: GLSA 202011-19 : libexif: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202011-19
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  https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: libexif: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 16, 2020
Bugs: #754681
ID: 202011-19

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libexif, the worst of which
could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background
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libexif is a library for parsing, editing and saving Exif metadata from
images.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/libexif < 0.6.22_p20201105 >= 0.6.22_p20201105

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libexif. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All libexif users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=media-libs/libexif-0.6.22_p20201105"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-0181
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0181
[ 2 ] CVE-2020-0198
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0198
[ 3 ] CVE-2020-0452
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0452

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-19

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
  https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

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