A jhead security update has been released for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP2.

openSUSE-SU-2021:0620-1: moderate: Security update for jhead

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for jhead
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0620-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1184756
Cross-References: CVE-2021-3496
Affected Products:
openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for jhead fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2021-3496: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in Get16u() in exif.c
(bsc#1184756)

This update was imported from the openSUSE:Leap:15.2:Update update project.

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2021-620=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

jhead-3.00-bp152.4.3.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3496.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1184756