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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS USN-5607-1 Critical: GDK-PixBuf Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey September 13, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A security flaw in GDK-PixBuf affecting Ubuntu may permit the execution of unauthorized commands or cause system crashes when handling specially designed image files.
GDK-PixBuf could be made do execute arbitrary code or crash if it received a specially crafted image.

Summary

GDK-PixBuf could be made do execute arbitrary code or

crash if it received a specially crafted image.

Software Description:

- gdk-pixbuf: GDK Pixbuf library

Details:

It was discovered that GDK-PixBuf incorrectly handled certain images.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code

or cause a crash.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory critical arbitrary code execution Ubuntu image handling GDK-PixBuf breaking change

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0             2.42.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0              2.40.0+dfsg-3ubuntu0.4

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all
the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5607-1

CVE-2021-44648

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September 13, 2022

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory critical arbitrary code execution Ubuntu image handling GDK-PixBuf breaking change

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/2.42.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/2.40.0+dfsg-3ubuntu0.4

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