SB2025101005 - Fedora 42 update for inih, mingw-exiv2

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SB2025101005 - Fedora 42 update for inih, mingw-exiv2

Published: October 10, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025101005
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-54080)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in Exiv2::EpsImage::writeMetadata() function. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted EPS file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


2) Incorrect calculation (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-55304)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of a quadratic algorithm within the jpegBase::readMetadata() function during ICC profile parsing. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted image file and crash the application. 


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References