# CVE-2019-9278: libexif: The libexif packages provide a library for extracting extra information from image files.  The following packages hav...

CVE-2019-9278 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by libexif12 0.6.21-4ubuntu0.1, released September 27, 2019. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9278
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 8.8 (Moderate)
- EPSS: 0.0406
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Sep 27, 2019

## Description

The libexif packages provide a library for extracting extra information from image files.  The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: libexif (0.6.22). (BZ#1841320)  Security Fix(es):  * 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)  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.  Additional Changes:  For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 Release Notes linked from the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | libexif RHEL 8 | 0:0.6.22-4.el8 | [RHSA-2020:4766](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4766.md) | Nov 4, 2020 |
| Linux | libexif ol 8 | 0:0.6.22-4.el8 | [ELSA-2020-4766](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4766.md) | Nov 10, 2020 |
| Linux | libexif-devel RHEL 8 | 0:0.6.22-4.el8 | [RHSA-2020:4766](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-4766.md) | Nov 4, 2020 |
| Linux | libexif-devel ol 8 | 0:0.6.22-4.el8 | [ELSA-2020-4766](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-4766.md) | Nov 10, 2020 |
| Linux | libexif12 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 0.6.21-4ubuntu0.1 | [libexif12 0.6.21-4ubuntu0.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libexif12-0.6.21-4ubuntu0.1.md) | Sep 27, 2019 |

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