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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5483-1

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5483-1
Posted Jun 20, 2022
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 5483-1 - It was discovered that Exempi incorrectly handled certain media files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could cause Exempi to stop responding or crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

tags | advisory, remote, denial of service, arbitrary
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2018-12648, CVE-2021-36048, CVE-2021-36053, CVE-2021-36058, CVE-2021-40732, CVE-2021-42531
SHA-256 | 0499022a6a3f03967aa1bfbbc7d7e74d466f3bd50061bd29d99dde21b1e9744c

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5483-1

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5483-1
June 16, 2022

exempi vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 21.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Exempi.

Software Description:
- exempi: library to parse XMP metadata

Details:

It was discovered that Exempi incorrectly handled certain media files. If a
user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
file, a remote attacker could cause Exempi to stop responding or crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
exempi 2.5.2-1ubuntu0.22.04.1
libexempi8 2.5.2-1ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 21.10:
exempi 2.5.2-1ubuntu0.21.10.1
libexempi8 2.5.2-1ubuntu0.21.10.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
exempi 2.5.1-1ubuntu0.1
libexempi8 2.5.1-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
exempi 2.4.5-2ubuntu0.1
libexempi3 2.4.5-2ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5483-1
CVE-2018-12648, CVE-2021-36045, CVE-2021-36046, CVE-2021-36047,
CVE-2021-36048, CVE-2021-36050, CVE-2021-36051, CVE-2021-36052,
CVE-2021-36053, CVE-2021-36054, CVE-2021-36055, CVE-2021-36056,
CVE-2021-36058, CVE-2021-36064, CVE-2021-39847, CVE-2021-40716,
CVE-2021-40732, CVE-2021-42528, CVE-2021-42529, CVE-2021-42530,
CVE-2021-42531, CVE-2021-42532

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exempi/2.5.2-1ubuntu0.22.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exempi/2.5.2-1ubuntu0.21.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exempi/2.5.1-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/exempi/2.4.5-2ubuntu0.1
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