========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5988-1 March 29, 2023 xcftools vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 ESM Summary: Xcftools could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - xcftools: command-line tools for extracting data for XCF files Details: It was discovered that integer overflows vulnerabilities existed in Xcftools. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-5086, CVE-2019-5087) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: xcftools 1.0.7-6ubuntu0.20.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: xcftools 1.0.7-6ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: xcftools 1.0.7-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5988-1 CVE-2019-5086, CVE-2019-5087 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xcftools/1.0.7-6ubuntu0.20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xcftools/1.0.7-6ubuntu0.1