Missing Initialization of a Variable Affecting libexif package, versions <0:0.6.22-4.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-LIBEXIF-3885752
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed16 May 2020

Introduced: 16 May 2020

CVE-2020-13113  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-456  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-822  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 libexif to version 0:0.6.22-4.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:4766.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libexif package and not the libexif package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in libexif before 0.6.22. Use of uninitialized memory in EXIF Makernote handling could lead to crashes and potential use-after-free conditions.

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