==========================================================================
\nUbuntu Security Notice USN-5497-1
\nJune 30, 2022<\/p>\n
libjpeg6b vulnerabilities
\n==========================================================================<\/p>\n
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:<\/p>\n
– Ubuntu 14.04 ESM<\/p>\n
Summary:<\/p>\n
Several security issues were fixed in Libjpeg6b.<\/p>\n
Software Description:
\n– libjpeg6b: library for handling JPEG files<\/p>\n
Details:<\/p>\n
It was discovered that Libjpeg6b was not properly performing bounds
\nchecks when compressing PPM and Targa image files. An attacker could
\npossibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
\n(CVE-2018-11212)<\/p>\n
Chijin Zhou discovered that Libjpeg6b was incorrectly handling the
\nEOF character in input data when generating JPEG files. An attacker
\ncould possibly use this issue to force the execution of a large loop,
\nforce excessive memory consumption, and cause a denial of service.
\n(CVE-2018-11813)<\/p>\n
Sheng Shu and Dongdong She discovered that Libjpeg6b was not properly
\nlimiting the amount of memory being used when it was performing
\ndecompression or multi-pass compression operations. An attacker could
\npossibly use this issue to force excessive memory consumption and
\ncause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-14152)<\/p>\n
Update instructions:<\/p>\n
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
\npackage versions:<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
\nlibjpeg62 6b1-4ubuntu1+esm1<\/p>\n
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.<\/p>\n
References:
\nhttps:\/\/ubuntu.com\/security\/notices\/USN-5497-1
\nCVE-2018-11212, CVE-2018-11213, CVE-2018-11214, CVE-2018-11813,
\nCVE-2020-14152<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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