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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS USN-6369-2 Moderate: Libwebp Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey September 28, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS contains a vulnerability in libwebp that may result in system crashes or the potential for remote code execution. Updating is advised.
libwebp could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

libwebp could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially

crafted file.

Software Description:

- libwebp: Lossy compression of digital photographic images.

Details:

USN-6369-1 fixed a vulnerability in libwebp. This update provides the

corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that libwebp incorrectly handled certain malformed

images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a

specially crafted image file, a remote attacker could use this issue to

cause libwebp to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly

execute arbitrary code.

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  libwebp6                        0.6.1-2ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1
  libwebpdemux2                   0.6.1-2ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1
  libwebpmux3                     0.6.1-2ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6369-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6369-1

CVE-2023-4863

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6369-2

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