Ubuntu Security Notice 3615-1 - It was discovered that LibRaw incorrectly handled photo files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted photo file, a remote attacker could cause applications linked against LibRaw to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3615-1
April 03, 2018
libraw 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:
LibRaw could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a
specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- libraw: raw image decoder library
Details:
It was discovered that LibRaw incorrectly handled photo files. If a user or
automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted photo
file, a remote attacker could cause applications linked against LibRaw to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 17.10:
libraw16 0.18.2-2ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libraw15 0.17.1-1ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libraw9 0.15.4-1ubuntu0.2
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3615-1
CVE-2017-16909, CVE-2017-16910, CVE-2018-5800, CVE-2018-5801,
CVE-2018-5802
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libraw/0.18.2-2ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libraw/0.17.1-1ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libraw/0.15.4-1ubuntu0.2