USN-6353-1: PLIB vulnerability

Publication date

7 September 2023

Overview

PLIB could be made to execute arbitrary code if it opens a specially crafted TGA file.


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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