Ubuntu Security Notice 3989-1 - 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-3989-1
May 21, 2019
libraw vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in LibRaw.
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 18.10:
libraw16 0.18.13-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libraw16 0.18.8-1ubuntu0.3
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libraw15 0.17.1-1ubuntu0.5
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3989-1
CVE-2018-20337, CVE-2018-20363, CVE-2018-20364, CVE-2018-20365,
CVE-2018-5817, CVE-2018-5818, CVE-2018-5819
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libraw/0.18.13-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libraw/0.18.8-1ubuntu0.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libraw/0.17.1-1ubuntu0.5