Ubuntu Security Notice 2190-1 - Florian Weimer discovered that JBIG-KIT incorrectly handled certain malformed images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted image, JBIG-KIT could be made to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
ea57729f0035f416a9187f98546a27dd406beb7cbf1449e2d0ff976d91a3d7b1
============================================================================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2190-1
May 01, 2014
jbigkit vulnerability
============================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 12.10
Summary:
JBIG-KIT could be made to crash or run programs if it processed a specially
crafted image file.
Software Description:
- jbigkit: JBIG1 data compression library
Details:
Florian Weimer discovered that JBIG-KIT incorrectly handled certain
malformed images. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a specially crafted image, JBIG-KIT could be made to crash, or
possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libjbig0 2.0-2ubuntu4.1
Ubuntu 13.10:
libjbig0 2.0-2ubuntu1.13.10.1
Ubuntu 12.10:
libjbig0 2.0-2ubuntu1.12.10.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2190-1
CVE-2013-6369
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jbigkit/2.0-2ubuntu4.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jbigkit/2.0-2ubuntu1.13.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jbigkit/2.0-2ubuntu1.12.10.1