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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-5099-1: Severe DoS Vulnerability in Imlib2

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Calendar Grey October 4, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5100-1 pertains to a libxml2 flaw affecting LTS editions, potentially leading to operational interruptions.
Imlib2 could be made to denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Summary

Imlib2 could be made to denial of service and possibly execute

arbitrary code.

Software Description:

- imlib2: Image manipulation and rendering library

Details:

It was discovered that Imlib2 incorrectly handled certain ICO images.

An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service

and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service arbitrary code execution ubuntu imlib2

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  libimlib2                       1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5099-1

CVE-2020-12761

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October 04, 2021

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service arbitrary code execution ubuntu imlib2

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imlib2/1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1

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