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Ubuntu LTS: USN-3770-1 Critical: lcms2 DoS And Code Exec Threats

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Calendar Grey September 20, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Serious vulnerabilities patched in Little CMS impacting various Ubuntu LTS releases. Upgrade promptly to protect your environment!
Several security issues were fixed in Little CMS.

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)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service code execution Ubuntu LTS lcms2 issue

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service code execution Ubuntu LTS lcms2 issue

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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