USN-3936-1: AdvanceCOMP vulnerability
advancecomp vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
AdvanceCOMP could be made to run arbitrary code if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description
- advancecomp – collection of recompression utilities
Details
It was discovered that AdvanceCOMP incorrectly handled certain PNG files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- advancecomp – 2.1-1ubuntu0.18.10.1
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- advancecomp – 2.1-1ubuntu0.18.04.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- advancecomp – 1.20-1ubuntu0.2
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- advancecomp – 1.18-1ubuntu0.2
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
Source: USN-3936-1: AdvanceCOMP vulnerability
