========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3418-1 September 18, 2017
gdk-pixbuf vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 17.04 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: GDK-PixBuf could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - gdk-pixbuf: GDK Pixbuf library Details: It was discovered that the GDK-PixBuf library did not properly handle certain jpeg images. If an user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted jpeg file, a remote attacker could use this flaw to cause GDK-PixBuf to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-2862) It was discovered that the GDK-PixBuf library did not properly handle certain tiff images. If an user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted tiff file, a remote attacker could use this flaw to cause GDK-PixBuf to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-2870) Ariel Zelivansky discovered that the GDK-PixBuf library did not properly handle printing certain error messages. If an user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted image file, a remote attacker could use this flaw to cause GDK-PixBuf to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-6311) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.04: libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 2.36.5-3ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 2.32.2-1ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 2.30.7-0ubuntu1.7 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes. References: https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3418-1 CVE-2017-2862, CVE-2017-2870, CVE-2017-6311 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/2.36.5-3ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/2.32.2-1ubuntu1.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/2.30.7-0ubuntu1.7
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