USN-3706-2: libjpeg-turbo vulnerabilities
libjpeg-turbo vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary
libjpeg-turbo could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description
- libjpeg-turbo - library for handling JPEG files
Details
USN-3706-1 fixed a vulnerability in libjpeg-turbo. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that libjpeg-turbo incorrectly handled certain malformed JPEG images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted JPEG image, a remote attacker could cause libjpeg-turbo 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 versions:
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
- libjpeg-turbo8 - 1.1.90+svn733-0ubuntu4.5
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
from Ubuntu Security Notices https://ift.tt/2NH2QrJ