Vulnerability in libexif (USN-4396-1)

Summary

vulnerability in libexif (USN-4396-1). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `0.6.21-1ubuntu1+esm5` or later.

AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2

A vulnerability tracked as **USN-4396-1** has been found in libexif. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10. What to do: upgrade libexif to **0.6.21-1ubuntu1+esm5** or later. If unsure, ask your IT team or search "libexif USN-4396-1" on the vendor's site.

USN-4396-1 (libexif) — Patched: `0.6.21-1ubuntu1+esm5` — apply immediately Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs. Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.

❓ What is the problem

**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in libexif.

📍 Affected scope

libexif — .

🔥 Severity

Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure

🔧 How to fix

Update to **0.6.21-1ubuntu1+esm5**.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'libexif' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.

Response Actions (7 steps)

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

1
Identify exposure identify
```
grep -r 'libexif' . | grep -v node_modules
```
リポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `libexif` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
6
Apply patch patch
```
Upgrade libexif to 0.6.21-1ubuntu1+esm5
```
ステージング環境で 0.6.21-1ubuntu1+esm5 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
7
Post-deployment verification verify
```
Confirm patched version is live in production
```
パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS libexif

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.6.21-1ubuntu1+esm5"}]}]

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS libexif

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.6.21-2ubuntu0.5"}]}]

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS libexif

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.6.21-4ubuntu0.5"}]}]

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS libexif

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.6.21-6ubuntu0.3"}]}]

References

advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4396-1
report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-0093
report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-0182
report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-0198
report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13112
report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13113
report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13114