# RHSA-2021:4173: Security update for 4 packages

RHSA-2021:4173, released November 9, 2021, fixes 12 CVEs across 4 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-4173
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Nov 9, 2021
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2021-31292, high severity)
- CVEs: 12, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4173

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [exiv2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/exiv2.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:0.27.4-5.el8 |
| [exiv2-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/exiv2-devel.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:0.27.4-5.el8 |
| [exiv2-doc](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/exiv2-doc.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:0.27.4-5.el8 |
| [exiv2-libs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/exiv2-libs.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:0.27.4-5.el8 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2021-31292](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-31292.md) | High | compat-exiv2-026: Exiv2 is a C++ library to access image metadata, supporting read and write access to the Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata,... | 7.8 | 0.0256 |  |
| [CVE-2021-3482](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-3482.md) | High | exiv2-libs: Exiv2 is a C++ library to access image metadata, supporting read and write access to the Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata,... | 7.8 | 0.0230 |  |
| [CVE-2021-29457](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-29457.md) | High | exiv2: Exiv2 is a C++ library to access image metadata, supporting read and write access to the Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata,... | 7.8 | 0.0215 |  |
| [CVE-2021-29473](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-29473.md) | High | exiv2: Exiv2 is a C++ library to access image metadata, supporting read and write access to the Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata,... | 7.8 | 0.0168 |  |
| [CVE-2021-29470](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-29470.md) | High | exiv2: Exiv2 is a C++ library to access image metadata, supporting read and write access to the Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata,... | 7.8 | 0.0157 |  |
| [CVE-2021-29458](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-29458.md) | High | exiv2: Exiv2 is a C++ library to access image metadata, supporting read and write access to the Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata,... | 7.8 | 0.0157 |  |
| [CVE-2021-29464](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-29464.md) | High | exiv2: Exiv2 is a C++ library to access image metadata, supporting read and write access to the Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata,... | 7.8 | 0.0150 |  |
| [CVE-2021-32617](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-32617.md) | High | exiv2: Exiv2 is a C++ library to access image metadata, supporting read and write access to the Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata,... | 7.8 | 0.0117 |  |
| [CVE-2021-29463](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-29463.md) | High | exiv2: Exiv2 is a C++ library to access image metadata, supporting read and write access to the Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata,... | 7.8 | 0.0112 |  |
| [CVE-2021-29623](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-29623.md) | High | exiv2: Exiv2 is a C++ library to access image metadata, supporting read and write access to the Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata,... | 7.8 | 0.0110 |  |
| [CVE-2021-37618](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-37618.md) | High | exiv2: Exiv2 is a C++ library to access image metadata, supporting read and write access to the Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata,... | 7.8 | 0.0098 |  |
| [CVE-2021-37619](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-37619.md) | High | exiv2: Exiv2 is a C++ library to access image metadata, supporting read and write access to the Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata,... | 7.8 | 0.0098 |  |

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