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Ubuntu 18.10 USN-3936-1 High Risk: AdvanceCOMP Code Execution

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AdvanceCOMP could be made to run arbitrary code if it opened a specially crafted file.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3936-1
April 04, 2019

advancecomp vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

AdvanceCOMP could be made to run arbitrary code if it opened a
specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- advancecomp: collection of recompression utilities

Details:

It was discovered that AdvanceCOMP incorrectly handled certain PNG
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.10:
  advancecomp                     2.1-1ubuntu0.18.10.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  advancecomp                     2.1-1ubuntu0.18.04.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  advancecomp                     1.20-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  advancecomp                     1.18-1ubuntu0.2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3936-1
  CVE-2019-9210

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/advancecomp/2.1-1ubuntu0.18.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/advancecomp/2.1-1ubuntu0.18.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/advancecomp/1.20-1ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/advancecomp/1.18-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 18.10 USN-3936-1 High Risk: AdvanceCOMP Code Execution

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Calendar Grey April 4, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
AdvanceCOMP could execute arbitrary code when handling crafted PNG files on Ubuntu systems.
AdvanceCOMP could be made to run arbitrary code if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10:   advancecomp                     2.1-1ubuntu0.18.10.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:   advancecomp                     2.1-1ubuntu0.18.04.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   advancecomp                     1.20-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:   advancecomp                     1.18-1ubuntu0.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3936-1

  CVE-2019-9210

April 04, 2019

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/advancecomp/2.1-1ubuntu0.18.10.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/advancecomp/2.1-1ubuntu0.18.04.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/advancecomp/1.20-1ubuntu0.2   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/advancecomp/1.18-1ubuntu0.2

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