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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3532-1

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3532-1
Posted Jan 16, 2018
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 3532-1 - It was discovered that GDK-PixBuf incorrectly handled certain gif images. An attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Ariel Zelivansky discovered that GDK-PixBuf incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.

tags | advisory, denial of service, arbitrary
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2017-1000422, CVE-2017-6312, CVE-2017-6313, CVE-2017-6314
SHA-256 | 48fc0affae45f86677383560b579d812b01f35ba7cf67e43a1cc7c2b83b12dcb

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3532-1

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3532-1
January 15, 2018

gdk-pixbuf vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in GDK-PixBuf.

Software Description:
- gdk-pixbuf: GDK Pixbuf library

Details:

It was discoreved that GDK-PixBuf incorrectly handled certain gif
images. An attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2017-1000422)

Ariel Zelivansky discovered that GDK-PixBuf incorrectly handled certain
images. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2017-6312, CVE-2017-6313)

Ariel Zelivansky discovered that GDK-PixBuf incorrectly handled large
TIFF files. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2017-6314)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 17.10:
libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 2.36.11-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 2.32.2-1ubuntu1.4

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 2.30.7-0ubuntu1.8

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3532-1
CVE-2017-1000422, CVE-2017-6312, CVE-2017-6313, CVE-2017-6314

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/2.36.11-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/2.32.2-1ubuntu1.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/2.30.7-0ubuntu1.8
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