=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2190-1 May 01, 2014 jbigkit vulnerability ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 13.10 - Ubuntu 12.10 Summary: JBIG-KIT could be made to crash or run programs if it processed a specially crafted image file. Software Description: - jbigkit: JBIG1 data compression library Details: Florian Weimer discovered that JBIG-KIT incorrectly handled certain malformed images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted image, JBIG-KIT could be made to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libjbig0 2.0-2ubuntu4.1 Ubuntu 13.10: libjbig0 2.0-2ubuntu1.13.10.1 Ubuntu 12.10: libjbig0 2.0-2ubuntu1.12.10.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2190-1 CVE-2013-6369 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jbigkit/2.0-2ubuntu4.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jbigkit/2.0-2ubuntu1.13.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jbigkit/2.0-2ubuntu1.12.10.1
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libjbig0 2.0-2ubuntu4.1 Ubuntu 13.10: libjbig0 2.0-2ubuntu1.13.10.1 Ubuntu 12.10: libjbig0 2.0-2ubuntu1.12.10.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2190-1
CVE-2013-6369
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jbigkit/2.0-2ubuntu4.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jbigkit/2.0-2ubuntu1.13.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jbigkit/2.0-2ubuntu1.12.10.1
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