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Ubuntu 23.04 USN-6110-1 Critical: Jhead Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey May 29, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Security flaws identified in Jhead could result in system instability, posing a threat of service interruption on various Ubuntu releases. Prompt update recommended.
Jhead could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

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security advisory denial of service software update Ubuntu Jhead

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.04: jhead 1:3.06.0.1-6ubuntu0.23.04.1 Ubuntu 22.10: jhead 1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.10.2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): jhead 1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): jhead 1:3.04-1ubuntu0.2+esm1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): jhead 1:3.00-8~ubuntu0.2+esm1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): jhead 1:3.00-4+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm3 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): jhead 1:2.97-1+deb8u2ubuntu0.1~esm3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6110-1

CVE-2021-28275, CVE-2021-28277, CVE-2021-3496, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/+bug/2020068

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May 29, 2023

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security advisory denial of service software update Ubuntu Jhead

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/1:3.06.0.1-6ubuntu0.23.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jhead/1:3.06.0.1-2ubuntu0.22.10.2

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