CImg vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Several security issues were fixed in CImg.
Software Description
It was discovered that allocation failures could occur in CImg when loading crafted bmp images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-7587)
It was discovered that a heap-based buffer over-read existed in CImg when loading crafted bmp images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-7588)
It was discovered that a double free existed in CImg when loading crafted bmp images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-7589)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 18.10
cimg-dev - 1.7.9+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
cimg-dev - 1.7.9+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.1
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
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Several security issues were fixed in CImg.
Software Description
- cimg - C++ template image processing toolkit
It was discovered that allocation failures could occur in CImg when loading crafted bmp images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-7587)
It was discovered that a heap-based buffer over-read existed in CImg when loading crafted bmp images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-7588)
It was discovered that a double free existed in CImg when loading crafted bmp images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-7589)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 18.10
cimg-dev - 1.7.9+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
cimg-dev - 1.7.9+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.1
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
Continue reading...
