Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: USN-4386-1 Moderate: Libjpeg-turbo Disclosure

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June 9, 2020

libjpeg-turbo could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted PPM file.

Summary

libjpeg-turbo could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially

crafted PPM file.

Software Description:

- libjpeg-turbo: library for handling JPEG files

Details:

It was discovered that libjpeg-turbo incorrectly handled certain PPM files.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.

Topics Covered

security advisory DoS Ubuntu vulnerability information exposure libjpeg-turbo

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  libjpeg-turbo8                  2.0.3-0ubuntu1.20.04.1

Ubuntu 19.10:
  libjpeg-turbo8                  2.0.3-0ubuntu1.19.10.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libjpeg-turbo8                  1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.4

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libjpeg-turbo8                  1.4.2-0ubuntu3.4

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  libjpeg-turbo8                  1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1+esm1

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  libjpeg-turbo8                  1.1.90+svn733-0ubuntu4.6

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