Important: libexif

Issue Overview:

A flaw was found in libexif. A possible out of bounds write, due ot an integer overflow, could lead to a remote code execution if a third party app used this library to process remote image data. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. (CVE-2020-0452)

Affected Packages:

libexif

Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.

Issue Correction:
Run yum update libexif to update your system.

New Packages:

aarch64:  
    libexif-0.6.22-2.amzn2.aarch64  
    libexif-devel-0.6.22-2.amzn2.aarch64  
    libexif-doc-0.6.22-2.amzn2.aarch64  
    libexif-debuginfo-0.6.22-2.amzn2.aarch64  
  
i686:  
    libexif-0.6.22-2.amzn2.i686  
    libexif-devel-0.6.22-2.amzn2.i686  
    libexif-doc-0.6.22-2.amzn2.i686  
    libexif-debuginfo-0.6.22-2.amzn2.i686  
  
src:  
    libexif-0.6.22-2.amzn2.src  
  
x86_64:  
    libexif-0.6.22-2.amzn2.x86_64  
    libexif-devel-0.6.22-2.amzn2.x86_64  
    libexif-doc-0.6.22-2.amzn2.x86_64  
    libexif-debuginfo-0.6.22-2.amzn2.x86_64  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2020-0452

Mitre: CVE-2020-0452