USN-4316-2: GD Graphics Library vulnerabilities
2 April 2020
Several security issues were fixed in GD Graphics Library.
Releases
Packages
- libgd2 - Open source code library for the dynamic creation of images
Details
USN-4316-1 fixed a vulnerability in GD Graphics Library. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that GD Graphics Library incorrectly handled cloning an
image. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GD Graphics Library
to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-14553)
It was discovered that GD Graphics Library incorrectly handled loading images
from X bitmap format files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
GD Graphics Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or to disclose
contents of the stack that has been left there by previous code. (CVE-2019-11038)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-4316-1: libgd-tools, libgd3, libgd2, libgd-dev