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MiracleLinux 8 : libexif-0.6.22-4.el8 (AXSA:2021-1093:01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 294707

Synopsis

The remote MiracleLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2021-1093:01 advisory.

 * libexif: out of bounds write in exif-data.c (CVE-2019-9278)
 * libexif: out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check in exif_data_save_data_entry function in exif-data.c (CVE-2020-0093)
 * libexif: integer overflow in exif_data_load_data_thumbnail function in exif-data.c (CVE-2020-0181)
 * libexif: integer overflow in exif_data_load_data_content function in exif-data.c (CVE-2020-0198)
 * libexif: use of uninitialized memory in EXIF Makernote handling can lead to crashes and use-after-free (CVE-2020-13113)
 * libexif: unrestricted size in handling Canon EXIF MakerNote data can lead to consumption of large amounts of compute time (CVE-2020-13114)
 * libexif: out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check in exif_entry_get_value function in exif- entry.c (CVE-2020-0182)
 * libexif: divide-by-zero in exif_entry_get_value function in exif-entry.c (CVE-2020-12767)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected libexif package.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/12275

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 294707

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2021-1093.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/20/2026

Updated: 1/20/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Moderate

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-9278

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:libexif, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:8

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/MiracleLinux/release, Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/6/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/27/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-9278, CVE-2020-0093, CVE-2020-0181, CVE-2020-0182, CVE-2020-0198, CVE-2020-12767, CVE-2020-13113, CVE-2020-13114