[Trisquel-security] [USN-1978-1] libKDcraw vulnerabilities
Marc Deslauriers
marc.deslauriers at canonical.com
Mon Sep 30 19:24:24 CEST 2013
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1978-1
September 30, 2013
libkdcraw vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
libKDcraw could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- libkdcraw: RAW picture decoding library
Details:
It was discovered that libKDcraw incorrectly handled photo files. If a user
or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted photo
file, applications linked against libKDcraw could be made to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2013-1438, CVE-2013-1439)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libkdcraw20 4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.3
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all
the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1978-1
CVE-2013-1438, CVE-2013-1439
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libkdcraw/4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.3
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