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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2021.0252
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2021-0252)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'exif' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0252 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'exif' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0252 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
NULL Pointer Deference in the exif command line tool, when printing out
XML formatted EXIF data, in exif v0.6.22 and earlier allows attackers to
cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by uploading a malicious JPEG file, causing
the application to crash. (CVE-2021-27815).

Affected Software/OS:
'exif' package(s) on Mageia 7, Mageia 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-27815
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JSWAXZVNXYLV3E4R6YQTEGRGMGWEAR76/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YZQ3L45F7S7PQPG5HEHXOCGNOO64MJOS/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QMC6OTXZRPCUD3LOSWO4ISR7CH7NJQDT/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-28
https://github.com/libexif/exif/commit/eb84b0e3c5f2a86013b6fcfb800d187896a648fa
https://github.com/libexif/exif/commit/f6334d9d32437ef13dc902f0a88a2be0063d9d1c
https://github.com/libexif/exif/issues/4
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