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Ubuntu 15.04: 2767-1 Critical: gdk-pixbuf Denial of Service Threat

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GDK-PixBuf could be made to crash or run programs as your login if itopened a specially crafted file.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2767-1
October 13, 2015

gdk-pixbuf vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

GDK-PixBuf could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- gdk-pixbuf: GDK Pixbuf library

Details:

Gustavo Grieco discovered that the GDK-PixBuf library did not properly
handle scaling tga image files, leading to a heap overflow. If a
user or automated system were tricked into opening a tga image file,
a remote attacker could use this flaw to cause GDK-PixBuf to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2015-7673)

Gustavo Grieco discovered that the GDK-PixBuf library contained
an integer overflow when handling certain GIF images. If a user
or automated system were tricked into opening a GIF image file,
a remote attacker could use this flaw to cause GDK-PixBuf to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2015-7674)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 15.04:
  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0              2.31.3-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0              2.30.7-0ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0              2.26.1-1ubuntu1.3

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2767-1
  CVE-2015-7673, CVE-2015-7674

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/2.31.3-1ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/2.30.7-0ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/2.26.1-1ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 15.04: 2767-1 Critical: gdk-pixbuf Denial of Service Threat

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Calendar Grey October 13, 2015
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
GDK-PixBuf on Ubuntu presents flaws that may lead to system instability and the risk of arbitrary code execution. It is advisable to perform an update to enhance the security of your system.
GDK-PixBuf could be made to crash or run programs as your login if itopened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.04: libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 2.31.3-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 2.30.7-0ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 2.26.1-1ubuntu1.3 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2767-1

CVE-2015-7673, CVE-2015-7674

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October 13, 2015

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/2.31.3-1ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/2.30.7-0ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/2.26.1-1ubuntu1.3

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