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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5: RHSA-2009:0011-01 moderate: lcms input flaws

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Calendar Grey January 7, 2009
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Red Hat announces a patch for lcms, addressing input handling vulnerabilities that could lead to system failures or unauthorized code execution.
Updated lcms packages that resolve several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

Summary

Little Color Management System (LittleCMS, or simply "lcms") is a small-footprint, speed-optimized open source color management engine.
Multiple insufficient input validation flaws were discovered in LittleCMS. An attacker could use these flaws to create a specially-crafted image file which could cause an application using LittleCMS to crash, or, possibly, execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2008-5316, CVE-2008-5317)
Users of lcms should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. All running applications using lcms library must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate Red Hat input validation lcms

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5316 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5317 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: lcms-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.i386.rpm lcms-debuginfo-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.i386.rpm python-lcms-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.i386.rpm
x86_64: lcms-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.i386.rpm lcms-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm lcms-debuginfo-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.i386.rpm lcms-debuginfo-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm python-lcms-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: lcms-debuginfo-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.i386.rpm lcms-devel-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.i386.rpm
x86_64: lcms-debuginfo-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.i386.rpm lcms-debuginfo-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm lcms-devel-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.i386.rpm lcms-devel-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
i386: lcms-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.i386.rpm lcms-debuginfo-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.i386.rpm lcms-devel-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.i386.rpm python-lcms-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.i386.rpm
ia64: lcms-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.i386.rpm lcms-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.ia64.rpm lcms-debuginfo-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.i386.rpm lcms-debuginfo-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.ia64.rpm lcms-devel-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.ia64.rpm python-lcms-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.ia64.rpm
ppc: lcms-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.ppc.rpm lcms-1.15-1.2.2.el5_2.2.ppc64.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:0011-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:0011.html
Issue date: 2009-01-07

Topic

Updated lcms packages that resolve several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate Red Hat input validation lcms

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

473462 - CVE-2008-5316 lcms: insufficient input validation in ReadEmbeddedTextTag

473463 - CVE-2008-5317 lcms: unsigned -> signed integer cast issue in cmsAllocGamma

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