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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4957-2

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4957-2
Posted May 18, 2021
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 4957-2 - USN-4957-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in DjVuLibre. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. It was discovered that DjVuLibre incorrectly handled certain memory operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted DjVu file, a remote attacker could cause applications to hang or crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.

tags | advisory, remote, denial of service, arbitrary, vulnerability
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2021-32490, CVE-2021-3500
SHA-256 | 77454afd173ec1fba754b2ef20b14918cc97b61acbcc384684d6cbfeb20445a1

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4957-2

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4957-2
May 18, 2021

djvulibre vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in DjVuLibre.

Software Description:
- djvulibre: DjVu image format library and tools

Details:

USN-4957-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in DjVuLibre. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that DjVuLibre incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted DjVu file, a remote attacker could cause applications
to hang or 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 16.04 ESM:
libdjvulibre21 3.5.27.1-5ubuntu0.1+esm1

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4957-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4957-1
CVE-2021-32490, CVE-2021-32491, CVE-2021-32492, CVE-2021-32493,
CVE-2021-3500
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