USN-3706-2: libjpeg-turbo vulnerabilities
10 July 2018
libjpeg-turbo could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- libjpeg-turbo - library for handling JPEG files
Details
USN-3706-1 fixed a vulnerability in libjpeg-turbo. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that libjpeg-turbo incorrectly handled certain malformed
JPEG images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted JPEG image, a remote attacker could cause libjpeg-turbo
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 12.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Related notices
- USN-3706-1: libjpeg-turbo-test, libjpeg-turbo8, libturbojpeg0-dev, libjpeg-turbo8-dev, libjpeg-turbo, libjpeg-turbo-progs, libturbojpeg
- USN-5336-1: libjpeg-progs, libjpeg9-dev, libjpeg9
- USN-5497-1: libjpeg6b, libjpeg62, libjpeg62-dev
- USN-5497-2: libjpeg6b, libjpeg62, libjpeg62-dev