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Ubuntu: 3962-1 Critical Security Issue in Libpng Causes Crash Risk

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libpng be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3962-1
April 30, 2019

libpng1.6 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

libpng be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted
file.

Software Description:
- libpng1.6: PNG (Portable Network Graphics) file library

Details:

It was discovered that libpng incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted PNG file, a remote attacker could use this issue to
cause libpng to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.10:
  libpng16-16                     1.6.34-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libpng16-16                     1.6.34-1ubuntu0.18.04.2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3962-1
  CVE-2019-7317

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libpng1.6/1.6.34-2ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libpng1.6/1.6.34-1ubuntu0.18.04.2

Ubuntu: 3962-1 Critical Security Issue in Libpng Causes Crash Risk

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Explore the Ubuntu Security Advisory regarding the libpng flaw that could trigger system failures or unauthorized code execution from specially designed files.
libpng be made to crash or run programs 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: libpng16-16 1.6.34-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libpng16-16 1.6.34-1ubuntu0.18.04.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3962-1

CVE-2019-7317

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April 30, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libpng1.6/1.6.34-2ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libpng1.6/1.6.34-1ubuntu0.18.04.2

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