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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-1978-1 Critical: libKDcraw Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey September 30, 2013
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An update notice for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS highlights improvements for libkdcraw to address stability problems triggered by maliciously designed files.
libKDcraw could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

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

Software Description:

- libkdcraw: RAW picture decoding library

Details:

It was discovered that libKDcraw incorrectly handled photo files. If a user

or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted photo

file, applications linked against libKDcraw could be made to crash,

resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2013-1438, CVE-2013-1439)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service software update Ubuntu libkdcraw

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libkdcraw20                     4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.3

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

References

CVE-2013-1438, CVE-2013-1439

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September 30, 2013

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service software update Ubuntu libkdcraw

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libkdcraw/4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.3

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