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Ubuntu 24.10: USN-7587-1 critical: fig2dev denial of service

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in Fig2dev.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7587-1
June 23, 2025

fig2dev vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Fig2dev.

Software Description:
- fig2dev: Tools for creating TeX documents with portable graphics

Details:

Suhwan Song discovered that Fig2dev did not correctly handle certain
memory operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into
opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-21680, CVE-2020-21682,
CVE-2020-21683)

It was discovered that Fig2dev did not limit the size of certain inputs.
If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially
crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2025-31162, CVE-2025-31163)

It was discovered that Fig2dev did not correctly handle certain inputs.
If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially
crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2025-31164)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.10
  fig2dev                         1:3.2.9-4ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  fig2dev                         1:3.2.9-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  fig2dev                         1:3.2.8b-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  fig2dev                         1:3.2.7a-7ubuntu0.1+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  fig2dev                         1:3.2.6a-6ubuntu1.1+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  transfig                        1:3.2.6a-6ubuntu1.1+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7587-1
  CVE-2020-21680, CVE-2020-21682, CVE-2020-21683, CVE-2025-31162,
  CVE-2025-31163, CVE-2025-31164

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fig2dev/1:3.2.9-4ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.10: USN-7587-1 critical: fig2dev denial of service

ubuntu
Calendar Grey June 23, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple vulnerabilities addressed in Fig2dev for Ubuntu 24.10 and older releases. Urgent patches are necessary.
Several security issues were fixed in Fig2dev.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Fig2dev. Software Description: - fig2dev: Tools for creating TeX documents with portable graphics Details: Suhwan Song discovered that Fig2dev did not correctly handle certain memory operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-21680, CVE-2020-21682, CVE-2020-21683) It was discovered that Fig2dev did not limit the size of certain inputs. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2025-31162, CVE-2025-31163) It was discovered that Fig2dev did not correctly handle c...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.10 fig2dev 1:3.2.9-4ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS fig2dev 1:3.2.9-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 22.04 LTS fig2dev 1:3.2.8b-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 20.04 LTS fig2dev 1:3.2.7a-7ubuntu0.1+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS fig2dev 1:3.2.6a-6ubuntu1.1+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro transfig 1:3.2.6a-6ubuntu1.1+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7587-1

CVE-2020-21680, CVE-2020-21682, CVE-2020-21683, CVE-2025-31162,

CVE-2025-31163, CVE-2025-31164

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7587-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fig2dev/1:3.2.9-4ubuntu0.1

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