USN-3492-1: LibRaw vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3492-1
22nd November, 2017
libraw vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
LibRaw could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a
specially crafted file.
Software description
- libraw
– raw image decoder library
Details
It was discovered that LibRaw incorrectly handled photo files. If a user or
automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted photo
file, a remote attacker could cause applications linked against LibRaw
to 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 17.10:
-
libraw16
0.18.2-2ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 17.04:
-
libraw16
0.18.1-1ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
libraw15
0.17.1-1ubuntu0.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
libraw9
0.15.4-1ubuntu0.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-3492-1: LibRaw vulnerabilities
