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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202407-27
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: ExifTool: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: July 24, 2024
     Bugs: #785667, #791397, #803317, #832033
       ID: 202407-27
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ExifTool, the worst of
which could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Background
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ExifTool is a platform-independent Perl library plus a command-line
application for reading, writing and editing meta information in a wide
variety of files.
Affected packages
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Package              Vulnerable    Unaffected
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media-libs/exiftool  < 12.42       >= 12.42
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ExifTool. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
======
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All ExifTool users should upgrade to the latest version:
  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/exiftool-12.42"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2021-22204
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22204
[ 2 ] CVE-2022-23935
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23935
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202407-27
Concerns?
=========
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5