Security update for libexif

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0195-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-7544 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2017-7544 ( NVD ): 9.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libexif fixes the following security issue:

  • CVE-2017-7544: Fixed out-of-bounds heap read vulnerability in exif_data_save_data_entry function in libexif/exif-data.c caused by improper length computation of the allocated data of an ExifMnote entry which can cause denial-of-service or possibly information disclosure (bsc#1059893)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-libexif-13434=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-libexif-13434=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-libexif-13434=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • libexif-devel-0.6.17-2.14.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • libexif-0.6.17-2.14.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ia64)
    • libexif-x86-0.6.17-2.14.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • libexif-32bit-0.6.17-2.14.3.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • libexif-32bit-0.6.17-2.14.3.1
    • libexif-0.6.17-2.14.3.1

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