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Ubuntu 18.04: USN-3755-1 Moderate: Libgd2 Code Execution and DoS

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Calendar Grey August 27, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3755-2 emphasizes vulnerabilities in the GD library, providing necessary patches for libgd2 across various distributions.
Several security issues were fixed in GD.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in GD.

Software Description:

- libgd2: GD Graphics Library

Details:

It was discovered that GD incorrectly handled certain images.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

(CVE-2018-1000222)

It was discovered that GD incorrectly handled certain GIF files.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

(CVE-2018-5711)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service code execution vulnerability ubuntu libgd

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libgd-tools                     2.2.5-4ubuntu0.2
  libgd3                          2.2.5-4ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libgd-tools                     2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.10
  libgd3                          2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.10

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libgd-tools                     2.1.0-3ubuntu0.10
  libgd3                          2.1.0-3ubuntu0.10

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3755-1

  CVE-2018-1000222, CVE-2018-5711

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August 27, 2018

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Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgd2/2.2.5-4ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgd2/2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.10
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgd2/2.1.0-3ubuntu0.10

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