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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS USN-5005-1: Moderate DjVuLibre Crash Risk

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Calendar Grey July 5, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The DjVuLibre application on Ubuntu contains a security flaw that could lead to application crashes or enable execution of arbitrary code through the use of specially designed files.
DjVuLibre could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

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security advisory arbitrary code execution Ubuntu crash issue djvulibre

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libdjvulibre21 3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.4 Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: libdjvulibre21 3.5.27.1-5ubuntu0.1+esm2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5005-1

CVE-2021-3630

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July 05, 2021

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Topics Covered

security advisory arbitrary code execution Ubuntu crash issue djvulibre

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/djvulibre/3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.4

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