Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3410-1
5th September, 2017
libgd2 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
GD library could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software description
It was discovered a double-free vulnerability in GD library.
A remote attacker could write arbitrary values in memory
spaces or made programs to crash.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
Ubuntu 17.04:
libgd3 2.2.4-2ubuntu0.3
libgd-tools 2.2.4-2ubuntu0.3
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libgd3 2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.8
libgd-tools 2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.8
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libgd3 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.8
libgd-tools 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.8
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
CVE-2017-6362
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5th September, 2017
libgd2 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
GD library could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software description
- libgd2 - GD Graphics Library
It was discovered a double-free vulnerability in GD library.
A remote attacker could write arbitrary values in memory
spaces or made programs to crash.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
Ubuntu 17.04:
libgd3 2.2.4-2ubuntu0.3
libgd-tools 2.2.4-2ubuntu0.3
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libgd3 2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.8
libgd-tools 2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.8
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libgd3 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.8
libgd-tools 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.8
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
CVE-2017-6362
Continue reading...
