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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202407-27

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                                       https://security.gentoo.org/  

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Severity: Normal
Title: ExifTool: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 24, 2024
Bugs: #785667, #791397, #803317, #832033
ID: 202407-27

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Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ExifTool, the worst of
which could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background

ExifTool is a platform-independent Perl library plus a command-line
application for reading, writing and editing meta information in a wide
variety of files.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected

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media-libs/exiftool < 12.42 >= 12.42

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ExifTool. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All ExifTool users should upgrade to the latest version:

emerge --sync

emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose “>=media-libs/exiftool-12.42”

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2021-22204
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22204
[ 2 ] CVE-2022-23935
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23935

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202407-27

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

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