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Red Hat: RHSA-2013:1804-01 Moderate: Libjpeg Info Leak Advisory

An updated libjpeg package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate [More...]. ==================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: libjpeg security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2013:1804-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1804.html Issue date: 2013-12-09 CVE Names: CVE-2013-6629 ==================================================================== 1. Summary: An updated libjpeg package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 3. Description: The libjpeg package contains a library of functions for manipulating JPEG images. It also contains simple client programs for accessing the libjpeg functions. An uninitialized memory read issue was found in the way libjpeg decoded images with missing Start Of Scan (SOS) JPEG markers. A remote attacker could create a specially crafted JPEG image that, when decoded, could possibly lead to a disclosure of potentially sensitive information. (CVE-2013-6629) All libjpeg users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct this issue. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to usethe Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258 5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 1031734 - CVE-2013-6629 libjpeg: information leak (read of uninitialized memory) 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client): Source: i386: libjpeg-6b-38.i386.rpm libjpeg-debuginfo-6b-38.i386.rpm x86_64: libjpeg-6b-38.i386.rpm libjpeg-6b-38.x86_64.rpm libjpeg-debuginfo-6b-38.i386.rpm libjpeg-debuginfo-6b-38.x86_64.rpm RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client): Source: i386: libjpeg-debuginfo-6b-38.i386.rpm libjpeg-devel-6b-38.i386.rpm x86_64: libjpeg-debuginfo-6b-38.i386.rpm libjpeg-debuginfo-6b-38.x86_64.rpm libjpeg-devel-6b-38.i386.rpm libjpeg-devel-6b-38.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server): Source: i386: libjpeg-6b-38.i386.rpm libjpeg-debuginfo-6b-38.i386.rpm libjpeg-devel-6b-38.i386.rpm ia64: libjpeg-6b-38.i386.rpm libjpeg-6b-38.ia64.rpm libjpeg-debuginfo-6b-38.i386.rpm libjpeg-debuginfo-6b-38.ia64.rpm libjpeg-devel-6b-38.ia64.rpm ppc: libjpeg-6b-38.ppc.rpm libjpeg-6b-38.ppc64.rpm libjpeg-debuginfo-6b-38.ppc.rpm libjpeg-debuginfo-6b-38.ppc64.rpm libjpeg-devel-6b-38.ppc.rpm libjpeg-devel-6b-38.ppc64.rpm s390x: libjpeg-6b-38.s390.rpm libjpeg-6b-38.s390x.rpm libjpeg-debuginfo-6b-38.s390.rpm libjpeg-debuginfo-6b-38.s390x.rpm libjpeg-devel-6b-38.s390.rpm libjpeg-devel-6b-38.s390x.rpm x86_64: libjpeg-6b-38.i386.rpm libjpeg-6b-38.x86_64.rpm libjpeg-debuginfo-6b-38.i386.rpm libjpeg-debuginfo-6b-38.x86_64.rpm libjpeg-devel-6b-38.i386.rpm libjpeg-devel-6b-38.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key#package 7. References: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6629 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact Copyright 2013 Red Hat,Inc. . Ubuntu recommends updating libpng to address a security vulnerability in PNG file processing, classified as medium risk.. libjpeg Security Update, Red Hat Advisory 2013, JPEG Image Library. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Dec 09, 2013 Red Hat