=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3770-1
September 20, 2018

lcms2 vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Little CMS.

Software Description:
- lcms2: Little CMS color management library

Details:

Ibrahim El-Sayed discovered that Little CMS incorrectly handled certain
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2016-10165)

Quang Nguyen discovered that Little CMS incorrectly handled certain
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2018-16435)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  liblcms2-2                      2.9-1ubuntu0.1
  liblcms2-utils                  2.9-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  liblcms2-2                      2.6-3ubuntu2.1
  liblcms2-utils                  2.6-3ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  liblcms2-2                      2.5-0ubuntu4.2
  liblcms2-utils                  2.5-0ubuntu4.2

After a standard system update you need to restart applications using
Little CMS to make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3770-1
  CVE-2016-10165, CVE-2018-16435

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lcms2/2.9-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lcms2/2.6-3ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lcms2/2.5-0ubuntu4.2

Ubuntu 3770-1: Little CMS vulnerabilities

September 20, 2018
Several security issues were fixed in Little CMS.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:   liblcms2-2                      2.9-1ubuntu0.1   liblcms2-utils                  2.9-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   liblcms2-2                      2.6-3ubuntu2.1   liblcms2-utils                  2.6-3ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:   liblcms2-2                      2.5-0ubuntu4.2   liblcms2-utils                  2.5-0ubuntu4.2 After a standard system update you need to restart applications using Little CMS to make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3770-1

  CVE-2016-10165, CVE-2018-16435

Severity
September 20, 2018

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lcms2/2.9-1ubuntu0.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lcms2/2.6-3ubuntu2.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lcms2/2.5-0ubuntu4.2

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