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Ubuntu 19.04: USN-3936-2 Moderate: AdvanceCOMP Arbitrary Code Execution

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Calendar Grey April 23, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-
AdvanceCOMP could be made to run arbitrary code if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

AdvanceCOMP could be made to run arbitrary code if it opened a

specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- advancecomp: collection of recompression utilities

Details:

USN-3936-1 fixed a vulnerability in AdvanceCOMP. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 19.04.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that AdvanceCOMP incorrectly handled certain PNG

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

 code.

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 19.04:
  advancecomp                     2.1-1ubuntu0.19.04.1

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3936-2

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

  CVE-2019-9210

April 23, 2019

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Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/advancecomp/2.1-1ubuntu0.19.04.1

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