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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: USN-3639-1 Critical: LibRaw Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey May 8, 2018
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Uncover vulnerabilities patched in Ubuntu libraw impacting several LTS editions. Upgrade for enhanced safety.
Several security issues were fixed in LibRaw.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in LibRaw.

Software Description:

- libraw: raw image decoder library

Details:

It was discovered that LibRaw incorrectly handled certain files.

An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.

(CVE-2018-10528)

It was discovered that LibRaw incorrectly handled certain files.

An attacker could possibly use this to obtain sensitive information.

(CVE-2018-10529)

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Topics Covered

security advisory information leak code execution ubuntu libraw

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libraw16                        0.18.8-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 17.10:
  libraw16                        0.18.2-2ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libraw15                        0.17.1-1ubuntu0.3

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3639-1

  CVE-2018-10528, CVE-2018-10529

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May 08, 2018

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Topics Covered

security advisory information leak code execution ubuntu libraw

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libraw/0.18.8-1ubuntu0.1
 
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libraw/0.17.1-1ubuntu0.3

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