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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-6098-1 Critical: Jhead Crash Risks

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Calendar Grey May 23, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several Jhead vulnerabilities identified for Ubuntu versions 14.04 through 20.04 LTS may lead to system instability stemming from manipulated image files.
Several security issues were fixed in Jhead.

Summary

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security advisory critical update instructions ubuntu crash jhead crafted images

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: jhead 1:3.04-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: jhead 1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): jhead 1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): jhead 1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6098-1

CVE-2019-1010301, CVE-2019-1010302, CVE-2019-19035, CVE-2020-26208,

CVE-2020-6624, CVE-2020-6625, CVE-2021-28276, CVE-2021-28278

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May 23, 2023

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security advisory critical update instructions ubuntu crash jhead crafted images

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/1:3.04-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.1

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