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Ubuntu 13.04/12.10/12.04 LTS USN-1911-1 Critical Little CMS Crash

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Little CMS could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1911-1
July 29, 2013

lcms2 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 13.04
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

Little CMS could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- lcms2: Little CMS 2 color management library

Details:

It was discovered that Little CMS did not properly verify certain memory
allocations. If a user or automated system using Little CMS were tricked
into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could cause Little CMS
to crash.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 13.04:
  liblcms2-2                      2.4-0ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 12.10:
  liblcms2-2                      2.2+git20110628-2ubuntu4.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  liblcms2-2                      2.2+git20110628-2ubuntu3.1

After a standard system update you need to restart any applications that
uses Little CMS to make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1911-1
  CVE-2013-4160

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lcms2/2.4-0ubuntu3.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lcms2/2.2+git20110628-2ubuntu4.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lcms2/2.2+git20110628-2ubuntu3.1




Ubuntu 13.04/12.10/12.04 LTS USN-1911-1 Critical Little CMS Crash

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Calendar Grey July 29, 2013
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Tiny CMS in Ubuntu may fail when handling specially designed files. Ensure you update your system to protect against this vulnerability.
Little CMS could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.04: liblcms2-2 2.4-0ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 12.10: liblcms2-2 2.2+git20110628-2ubuntu4.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: liblcms2-2 2.2+git20110628-2ubuntu3.1 After a standard system update you need to restart any applications that uses Little CMS to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1911-1

CVE-2013-4160

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=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1911-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lcms2/2.4-0ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lcms2/2.2+git20110628-2ubuntu4.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lcms2/2.2+git20110628-2ubuntu3.1

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