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exiv2 security update

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CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2021:3158

Exiv2 is a C++ library to access image metadata, supporting read and write access to the Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata, Exif MakerNote support, extract and delete methods for Exif thumbnails, classes to access Ifd, and support for various image formats.

Security Fix(es):

  • exiv2: Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in jp2image.cpp (CVE-2021-31291)

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.

Merged security bulletin from advisories:
https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2021-August/086140.html

Affected packages:
exiv2
exiv2-devel
exiv2-doc
exiv2-libs

Upstream details at:
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3158