=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3639-1
May 08, 2018

libraw vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

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)

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

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libraw/0.18.8-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libraw/0.18.2-2ubuntu0.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libraw/0.17.1-1ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 3639-1: LibRaw vulnerabilities

May 8, 2018
Several security issues were fixed in LibRaw.

Summary

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

Severity
May 08, 2018

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libraw/0.18.8-1ubuntu0.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libraw/0.18.2-2ubuntu0.3   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libraw/0.17.1-1ubuntu0.3

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