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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6108-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 6108-1 - 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. 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.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6108-1
May 25, 2023
Jhead vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 22.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
Summary:
Jhead could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- jhead: Manipulate the non-image part of Exif compliant JPEG files
Details:
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)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 22.10:
jhead 1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.10.1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
jhead 1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
jhead 1:3.04-1ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
jhead 1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
jhead 1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm2
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
jhead 1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6108-1
CVE-2021-34055, CVE-2022-41751
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/1:3.04-1ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.2
Related news
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202406-5 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in JHead, the worst of which may lead to arbitrary code execution. Versions greater than or equal to 3.08 are affected.
Debian Linux Security Advisory 5294-1 - Jhead, a tool for manipulating EXIF data embedded in JPEG images, allowed attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands by placing them in a JPEG filename and then using the regeneration -rgt50, -autorot or -ce option. In addition a buffer overflow error in exif.c has been addressed which could lead to a denial of service (application crash).
Debian Linux Security Advisory 5294-1 - Jhead, a tool for manipulating EXIF data embedded in JPEG images, allowed attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands by placing them in a JPEG filename and then using the regeneration -rgt50, -autorot or -ce option. In addition a buffer overflow error in exif.c has been addressed which could lead to a denial of service (application crash).
jhead 3.06 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via exif.c in function Put16u.
Jhead 3.06.0.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands by placing them in a JPEG filename and then using the regeneration -rgt50 option.