USN-4238-1: SDL_image vulnerabilities
14 January 2020
Several security issues were fixed in SDL_image.
Releases
Packages
- sdl-image1.2 - Image loading library for Simple DirectMedia Layer 1.2
Details
It was discovered that SDL_image incorrectly handled certain image files. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other
unspecified impact.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Related notices
- USN-4156-2: libsdl1.2-dev, libsdl1.2, libsdl1.2debian
- USN-4156-1: libsdl1.2-dev, libsdl1.2, libsdl1.2debian
- USN-4143-1: libsdl2-2.0-0, libsdl2, libsdl2-doc, libsdl2-dev