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Ubuntu alert USN-1964-1 (libraw)

From:  Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com>
To:  ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject:  [USN-1964-1] LibRaw vulnerabilities
Date:  Mon, 23 Sep 2013 14:07:20 -0400
Message-ID:  <52408358.202@canonical.com>
Archive-link:  Article, Thread

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1964-1 September 23, 2013 libraw vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 13.04 - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: LibRaw could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - libraw: raw image decoder library Details: It was discovered that LibRaw incorrectly handled photo files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted photo file, applications linked against LibRaw could be made to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2013-1438, CVE-2013-1439) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.04: libraw5 0.14.7-0ubuntu1.13.04.2 Ubuntu 12.10: libraw5 0.14.7-0ubuntu1.12.10.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libraw5 0.14.4-0ubuntu2.2 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1964-1 CVE-2013-1438, CVE-2013-1439 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libraw/0.14.7-0ubunt... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libraw/0.14.7-0ubunt... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libraw/0.14.4-0ubunt... -- 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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