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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-1885-1 High: libKDcraw Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey June 18, 2013
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The libKDcraw flaw in Ubuntu can lead to system crashes or unauthorized code execution, impacting version 12.04 LTS.
libKDcraw could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

libKDcraw could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened

a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- libkdcraw: RAW picture decoding library

Details:

It was discovered that libKDcraw incorrectly handled broken full-color

images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a

specially crafted raw image, applications linked against libKDcraw could be

made to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute

arbitrary code.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service high severity Ubuntu libkdcraw

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libkdcraw20                     4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.2

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all
the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1885-1

CVE-2013-2126

June 18, 2013

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service high severity Ubuntu libkdcraw

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libkdcraw/4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.2

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