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Ubuntu alert USN-1402-1 (libpng)

From:  Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com>
To:  ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject:  [USN-1402-1] libpng vulnerability
Date:  Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:24:06 -0400
Message-ID:  <1332433446.27748.301.camel@mdlinux>
Archive-link:  Article, Thread

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1402-1 March 22, 2012 libpng vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 11.10 - Ubuntu 11.04 - Ubuntu 10.10 - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Summary: libpng could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - libpng: PNG (Portable Network Graphics) file library Details: It was discovered that libpng did not properly process compressed chunks. If a user or automated system using libpng were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, an attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service or execute code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.10: libpng12-0 1.2.46-3ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 11.04: libpng12-0 1.2.44-1ubuntu3.3 Ubuntu 10.10: libpng12-0 1.2.44-1ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libpng12-0 1.2.42-1ubuntu2.4 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: libpng12-0 1.2.15~beta5-3ubuntu0.6 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1402-1 CVE-2011-3045 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libpng/1.2.46-3ubunt... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libpng/1.2.44-1ubunt... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libpng/1.2.44-1ubunt... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libpng/1.2.42-1ubunt... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libpng/1.2.15~beta5-... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...


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