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Ubuntu 2060-1: Critical Info Exposure In Libjpeg And Libjpeg-Turbo

libjpeg and libjpeg-turbo could be made to expose sensitive information.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2060-1 December 19, 2013 libjpeg-turbo, libjpeg6b vulnerabilities ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 13.10 - Ubuntu 13.04 - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: libjpeg and libjpeg-turbo could be made to expose sensitive information. Software Description: - libjpeg-turbo: library for handling JPEG files - libjpeg6b: library for handling JPEG files Details: Michal Zalewski discovered that libjpeg and libjpeg-turbo incorrectly handled certain memory operations. An attacker could use this issue with a specially-crafted JPEG file to possibly expose sensitive information. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.10: libjpeg-turbo8 1.3.0-0ubuntu1.1 libjpeg62 6b1-3ubuntu1.13.10.1 libturbojpeg 1.3.0-0ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 13.04: libjpeg-turbo8 1.2.1-0ubuntu2.13.04.1 libjpeg62 6b1-3ubuntu1.13.04.1 libturbojpeg 1.2.1-0ubuntu2.13.04.1 Ubuntu 12.10: libjpeg-turbo8 1.2.1-0ubuntu2.12.10.1 libjpeg62 6b1-2ubuntu2.1 libturbojpeg 1.2.1-0ubuntu2.12.10.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libjpeg-turbo8 1.1.90+svn733-0ubuntu4.3 libjpeg62 6b1-2ubuntu1.1 libturbojpeg 1.1.90+svn733-0ubuntu4.3 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libjpeg62 6b-15ubuntu1.1 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2060-1 CVE-2013-6629,CVE-2013-6630 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libjpeg-turbo/1.3.0-0ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libjpeg6b/6b1-3ubuntu1.13.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libjpeg-turbo/1.2.1-0ubuntu2.13.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libjpeg6b/6b1-3ubuntu1.13.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libjpeg-turbo/1.2.1-0ubuntu2.12.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libjpeg6b/6b1-2ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libjpeg-turbo/1.1.90+svn733-0ubuntu4.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libjpeg6b/6b1-2ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libjpeg6b/6b-15ubuntu1.1 . Important notice about risks to sensitive data due to vulnerabilities found in Libjpeg and Libjpeg-Turbo across several Ubuntu versions. Immediate action is advised to reduce exposure. libjpeg,turbo,insecurity,ubuntu release,information exposure. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Dec 19, 2013 •Critical Ubuntu