USN-1964-1: LibRaw vulnerabilities
23 September 2013
LibRaw could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- 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, applications linked against LibRaw could be made to crash, resulting
in a denial of service. (CVE-2013-1438, CVE-2013-1439)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 13.04
Ubuntu 12.10
Ubuntu 12.04
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all
the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-1978-1: libkdcraw, libkdcraw20