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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: USN-4554-1 Critical: libPGF Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey September 28, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Announcement USN-4554-1 pertains to a security flaw in libpgf that could lead to denial of service. It outlines remedial measures to mitigate the risk.
libPGF could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

libPGF could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted

file.

Software Description:

- libpgf: Progressive Graphics File (PGF) library

Details:

It was discovered that libPGF lacked proper validation when opening a

specially crafted PGF file. An attacker could possibly use this issue to

cause a denial of service.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service remote exploit critical Ubuntu update instructions libpgf

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libpgf6                         6.14.12-3.1ubuntu0.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4554-1

CVE-2015-6673

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September 28, 2020

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service remote exploit critical Ubuntu update instructions libpgf

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libpgf/6.14.12-3.1ubuntu0.1

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