USN-5336-1: libjpeg9 vulnerabilities

23 March 2022

Several security issues were fixed in libjpeg9.

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Releases

Packages

  • libjpeg9 - Independent JPEG Group's JPEG runtime library

Details

Aladdin Mubaied discovered that the cjpeg utility in libjpeg9 did not properly
validate the input image's size. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-3616)

It was discovered that the cjpeg utility in libjpeg9 incorrectly handled
certain input. An attacker could possibly use these issues to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2018-11212, CVE-2018-11813, CVE-2020-14152, CVE-2020-14153)

It was discovered that the cjpeg utility in libjpeg9 incorrectly handled
memory when supplied with certain input. An attacker could possibly use these
issues to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-11213, CVE-2018-11214)

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

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