USN-3639-1: LibRaw vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 17.10
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Packages

• libraw - raw image decoder library

Details

It was discovered that LibRaw incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-10528)

It was discovered that LibRaw incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this to obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2018-10529)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04

• libraw16 - 0.18.8-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 17.10

• libraw16 - 0.18.2-2ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 16.04

• libraw15 - 0.17.1-1ubuntu0.3

After a standard system update you need to restart your session
to make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2018-10528
• CVE-2018-10529