USN-4386-1: libjpeg-turbo vulnerability
libjpeg-turbo vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary
libjpeg-turbo could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially
crafted PPM file.
Software Description
- libjpeg-turbo – library for handling JPEG files
Details
It was discovered that libjpeg-turbo incorrectly handled certain PPM files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- libjpeg-turbo8 – 2.0.3-0ubuntu1.20.04.1
- Ubuntu 19.10
- libjpeg-turbo8 – 2.0.3-0ubuntu1.19.10.1
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- libjpeg-turbo8 – 1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.4
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- libjpeg-turbo8 – 1.4.2-0ubuntu3.4
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
- libjpeg-turbo8 – 1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1+esm1
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
- libjpeg-turbo8 – 1.1.90+svn733-0ubuntu4.6
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-4386-1: libjpeg-turbo vulnerability
