Packages
- gdal - Geospatial Data Abstraction Library
Details
It was discovered that the vendored LibTIFF in GDAL incorrectly handled
memory when parsing malformed TIFF image metadata. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information, or execute arbitrary code.
It was discovered that the vendored LibTIFF in GDAL incorrectly handled
memory when parsing malformed TIFF image metadata. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information, or 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 LTS xenial | gdal-bin – 1.11.3+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| libgdal-dev – 1.11.3+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| libgdal-java – 1.11.3+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| libgdal-perl – 1.11.3+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| libgdal1i – 1.11.3+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| python-gdal – 1.11.3+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| python3-gdal – 1.11.3+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| 14.04 LTS trusty | gdal-bin – 1.10.1+dfsg-5ubuntu1+esm2 | ||
| libgdal-dev – 1.10.1+dfsg-5ubuntu1+esm2 | |||
| libgdal-java – 1.10.1+dfsg-5ubuntu1+esm2 | |||
| libgdal-perl – 1.10.1+dfsg-5ubuntu1+esm2 | |||
| libgdal1h – 1.10.1+dfsg-5ubuntu1+esm2 | |||
| python-gdal – 1.10.1+dfsg-5ubuntu1+esm2 | |||
| python3-gdal – 1.10.1+dfsg-5ubuntu1+esm2 | |||
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