Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2021-1580
Advisory Release Date: 2021-01-05 23:34 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2021-01-06 20:37 Pacific
Severity:
Important
Issue Overview:
A flaw was found in libexif. A possible out of bounds write, due ot an integer overflow, could lead to a remote code execution if a third party app used this library to process remote image data. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. (CVE-2020-0452)
Affected Packages:
libexif
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update libexif to update your system.
New Packages:
aarch64:
libexif-0.6.22-2.amzn2.aarch64
libexif-devel-0.6.22-2.amzn2.aarch64
libexif-doc-0.6.22-2.amzn2.aarch64
libexif-debuginfo-0.6.22-2.amzn2.aarch64
i686:
libexif-0.6.22-2.amzn2.i686
libexif-devel-0.6.22-2.amzn2.i686
libexif-doc-0.6.22-2.amzn2.i686
libexif-debuginfo-0.6.22-2.amzn2.i686
src:
libexif-0.6.22-2.amzn2.src
x86_64:
libexif-0.6.22-2.amzn2.x86_64
libexif-devel-0.6.22-2.amzn2.x86_64
libexif-doc-0.6.22-2.amzn2.x86_64
libexif-debuginfo-0.6.22-2.amzn2.x86_64