USN-3410-1: GD library vulnerability
USN-3410-1: GD library vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3410-1 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 Summary GD library could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file. Software description libgd2 – GD Graphics Library Details It was discovered that the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) incorrectly handledcertain malformed PNG images. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GD Graphics Libraryto crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. 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. [ more… ]