Ubuntu alert USN-7943-1 (libcaca)
| From: | noreply+usn-bot@canonical.com | |
| To: | ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com | |
| Subject: | [USN-7943-1] libcaca vulnerability | |
| Date: | Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:04:53 +0000 | |
| Message-ID: | <E1vdV5h-0005fe-Mk@lists.ubuntu.com> |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7943-1 January 07, 2026 libcaca vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: libcaca could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - libcaca: text mode graphics utilities Details: Han Zheng discovered that libcaca incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libcaca to crash. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 caca-utils 0.99.beta20-5ubuntu0.25.10.1 libcaca0 0.99.beta20-5ubuntu0.25.10.1 Ubuntu 25.04 caca-utils 0.99.beta20-5ubuntu0.25.04.1 libcaca0 0.99.beta20-5ubuntu0.25.04.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS caca-utils 0.99.beta20-4ubuntu0.1 libcaca0 0.99.beta20-4ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS caca-utils 0.99.beta19-2.2ubuntu4.1 libcaca0 0.99.beta19-2.2ubuntu4.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS caca-utils 0.99.beta19-2.1ubuntu1.20.04.2+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro libcaca0 0.99.beta19-2.1ubuntu1.20.04.2+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS caca-utils 0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro libcaca0 0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS caca-utils 0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.16.04.2+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro libcaca0 0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.16.04.2+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 14.04 LTS caca-utils 0.99.beta18-1ubuntu5.1+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro libcaca0 0.99.beta18-1ubuntu5.1+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7943-1 CVE-2022-0856 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libcaca/0.99.beta20-... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libcaca/0.99.beta20-... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libcaca/0.99.beta20-... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libcaca/0.99.beta19-...
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