USN-1964-1: LibRaw vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 13.04
• Ubuntu 12.10
• Ubuntu 12.04

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

• libraw5 - 0.14.7-0ubuntu1.13.04.2

Ubuntu 12.10

• libraw5 - 0.14.7-0ubuntu1.12.10.2

Ubuntu 12.04

• libraw5 - 0.14.4-0ubuntu2.2

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

References

• CVE-2013-1438
• CVE-2013-1439

Related notices

• USN-1978-1: libkdcraw20, libkdcraw