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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.6108.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6108-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'jhead' package(s) announced via the USN-6108-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'jhead' package(s) announced via the USN-6108-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that Jhead did not properly handle certain crafted images
while rotating them. An attacker could possibly use this issue to crash Jhead,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-34055)

Kyle Brown discovered that Jhead did not properly handle certain crafted
images while regenerating the Exif thumbnail. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to execute arbitrary commands. (CVE-2022-41751)

Affected Software/OS:
'jhead' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 22.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-34055
Debian Security Information: DSA-5294 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5294
https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/issues/36
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00004.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-41751
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EG26AD7KJAY5B6L6OERSGL4FRXJE3GOB/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TAVB3ZX7E5ULEXESU5NXZIAHY6CVGCHB/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5NM6FET4ZNWV4EQGKZTLZFWTNVODGVOK/
https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead
https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/blob/63ce118c6a59ea64ac357236a11a47aaf569d622/jhead.c#L788
https://github.com/Matthias-Wandel/jhead/pull/57
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