ALSA-2022:1797

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    ALSA-2022:1797

    Published: 10 May 2022Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Moderate: compat-exiv2-026 security update

    Details: 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: stack exhaustion issue in the printIFDStructure function may lead to DoS (CVE-2020-18898) 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 AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

    References: https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-1797.html, https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2020-18898

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: compat-exiv2-026

    Purl: pkg:rpm/almalinux/compat-exiv2-026

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.26-7.el8

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High
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