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High ALSA-2021:3152 1 CVE

Important: exiv2 security update

Published Aug 16, 2021 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

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.

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 exiv2-devel 0.27.3-3.el8_4
AlmaLinux · 8 exiv2-doc 0.27.3-3.el8_4

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2021-31291 Rejected

    DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2021-29457. Reason: This candidate is a duplicate of CVE-2021-29457. …

References

  • report
    https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-31291