Description
An issue was discovered in Exempi through 2.4.4. A certain case of a 0xffffffff length is mishandled in XMPFiles/source/FormatSupport/PSIR_FileWriter.cpp, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read in the PSD_MetaHandler::CacheFileData() function.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | exempi | 2.4.5-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | exempi | 2.4.5-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | exempi | 2.4.5-1 | — |
| Debian 7 | exempi | 2.2.0-1+deb7u1 | DLA-1310-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | exempi | 2.2.2-2ubuntu0.1 | USN-3668-1 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | exempi | 2.2.1-1ubuntu1.1 | USN-3668-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 7 | exempi +1 | 2.2.0-9.el7 | RHSA-2019:2048 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP3 | exempi | 2.2.1-5.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:3389-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | exempi | 2.0.2-4.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:2067-1 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 12 SP3 | exempi | 2.2.1-5.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:3389-1 |
| SLES for SAP 11 SP4 | exempi | 2.0.2-4.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:2067-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | exempi | 2.5.2-1.3 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10745-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 | exempi +1 | 2.2.0-9.amzn2 | ALAS2-2019-1321 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 7 | exempi +1 | 2.2.0-9.el7 | ELSA-2019-2048 |
Advisories 9
- WID-SEC-2022-0517 Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 18, 2026
- RHSA-2019:2048 Red Hat Security Advisory: exempi security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026
- USN-3668-1 exempi vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- DLA-1310-1 exempi - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2018:2067-1 Security update for exempi SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10745-1 exempi-tools-2.5.2-1.3 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2018:3389-1 Security update for exempi SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025
- ALAS2-2019-1321 Low: exempi security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Oct 23, 2019
- ELSA-2019-2048 Low: exempi security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Aug 13, 2019
References
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/exempi/commit/?id=6cbd34025e5fd3ba47b29b602096e456507ce83b
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180321 [SECURITY] [DLA 1310-1] exempi security update mailing-list
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=105204
- USN-3668-1 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2019:2048 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2020-e22e9a655d vendor-advisory