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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2020-13113: Security patch for libexif (ALAS-2020-1523)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2020-13113: Security patch for libexif (ALAS-2020-1523)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
05/21/2020
Created
10/28/2020
Added
10/28/2020
Modified
09/30/2022

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libexif
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libexif-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libexif-devel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libexif-doc

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