ALSA-2022:1797

Source
https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-1797.html
Import Source
https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2022:1797.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALSA-2022:1797
Related
Published
2022-05-10T08:01:46Z
Modified
2023-03-13T16:32:33Z
Summary
Moderate: compat-exiv2-026 security update
Details

Exiv2 is a C++ library to access image metadata, supporting read and write access to the Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata, Exif MakerNote support, extract and delete methods for Exif thumbnails, classes to access Ifd, and support for various image formats.

Security Fix(es):

  • exiv2: stack exhaustion issue in the printIFDStructure function may lead to DoS (CVE-2020-18898)

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

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:8 / compat-exiv2-026

Package

Name
compat-exiv2-026

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.26-7.el8