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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6806-1
June 05, 2024

gdk-pixbuf vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 23.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

GDK-PixBuf could be made to crash or run programs as
your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- gdk-pixbuf: GDK Pixbuf library

Details:

Pedro Ribeiro and Vitor Pedreira discovered that the GDK-PixBuf
library did not properly handle certain ANI files. An attacker
could use this flaw to cause GDK-PixBuf to crash, resulting in
a denial of service, or to possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0             2.42.10+dfsg-3ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 23.10
   libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0             2.42.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0             2.42.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0              2.40.0+dfsg-3ubuntu0.5

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0              2.36.11-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0              2.32.2-1ubuntu1.6+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6806-1
   CVE-2022-48622

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/2.42.10+dfsg-3ubuntu3.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/2.42.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/2.42.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/2.40.0+dfsg-3ubuntu0.5

Ubuntu 6806-1: GDK-PixBuf Security Advisory Updates

June 5, 2024
GDK-PixBuf could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: GDK-PixBuf could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - gdk-pixbuf: GDK Pixbuf library Details: Pedro Ribeiro and Vitor Pedreira discovered that the GDK-PixBuf library did not properly handle certain ANI files. An attacker could use this flaw to cause GDK-PixBuf to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or to possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS   libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0             2.42.10+dfsg-3ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 23.10   libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0             2.42.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS   libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0             2.42.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS   libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0              2.40.0+dfsg-3ubuntu0.5 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS   libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0              2.36.11-2ubuntu0.1~esm1                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS   libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0              2.32.2-1ubuntu1.6+esm1                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6806-1

  CVE-2022-48622

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6806-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/2.42.10+dfsg-3ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/2.42.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/2.42.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/2.40.0+dfsg-3ubuntu0.5

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