USN-3060-1: GD library vulnerabilities
10 August 2016
The GD library could be made to crash or run programs if it processed a specially crafted image file.
Releases
Packages
- libgd2 - GD Graphics Library
Details
It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain malformed
TGA images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted TGA image, an attacker could cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2016-6132, CVE-2016-6214)
It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled memory when using
gdImageScale(). A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-6207)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 14.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.