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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: USN-4238-1 Addresses Critical SDL_Image Vulnerabilities

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Calendar Grey January 14, 2020
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Uncover the vulnerabilities addressed in SDL_image as detailed in Ubuntu USN-4238-1, bolstering the overall security and reliability of the system.
Several security issues were fixed in SDL_image.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in SDL_image.

Software Description:

- sdl-image1.2: Image loading library for Simple DirectMedia Layer 1.2

Details:

It was discovered that SDL_image incorrectly handled certain image files. An

attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other

unspecified impact.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service update ubuntu image library sdl_image

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libsdl-image1.2                 1.2.12-8ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libsdl-image1.2                 1.2.12-5+deb9u1ubuntu0.16.04.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4238-1

CVE-2018-3977, CVE-2019-12216, CVE-2019-12217, CVE-2019-12218,

CVE-2019-12219, CVE-2019-12220, CVE-2019-12221, CVE-2019-12222,

CVE-2019-13616, CVE-2019-5051, CVE-2019-5052, CVE-2019-7635

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service update ubuntu image library sdl_image

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sdl-image1.2/1.2.12-8ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sdl-image1.2/1.2.12-5+deb9u1ubuntu0.16.04.1

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