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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : Exiv2 regression (USN-5043-2)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 156633
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Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5043-2 advisory.USN-5043-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Exiv2. The update introduced a new regression that could cause a crash in applications using libexiv2. This update fixes the problem.
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected exiv2, libexiv2-27 and / or libexiv2-dev packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 156633
File Name: ubuntu_USN-5043-2.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 1/12/2022
Updated: 10/29/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-37620
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libexiv2-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:exiv2, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libexiv2-27
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/11/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/9/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-37620
USN: 5043-2