Packages
- plib - Portability Libraries: Development package
Details
Wooseok Kang discovered that PLIB did not properly manage memory under
certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted TGA file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
applications using PLIB to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code.
Wooseok Kang discovered that PLIB did not properly manage memory under
certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted TGA file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
applications using PLIB to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 20.04 focal | libplib1 – 1.8.5-8ubuntu0.20.04.1 | ||
| 18.04 bionic | libplib1 – 1.8.5-8ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 | ||
| 16.04 xenial | libplib1 – 1.8.5-7ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
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