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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4284-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
September 04, 2018                    https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : lcms2
CVE ID         : CVE-2018-16435

Quang Nguyen discovered an integer overflow in the Little CMS 2 colour
management library, which could in denial of service and potentially the
execution of arbitrary code if a malformed IT8 calibration file is
processed.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.8-4+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your lcms2 packages.

For the detailed security status of lcms2 please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/lcms2

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-4284-1: lcms2 security update

September 4, 2018
Quang Nguyen discovered an integer overflow in the Little CMS 2 colour management library, which could in denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code if a mal...

Summary

Quang Nguyen discovered an integer overflow in the Little CMS 2 colour
management library, which could in denial of service and potentially the
execution of arbitrary code if a malformed IT8 calibration file is
processed.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.8-4+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your lcms2 packages.

For the detailed security status of lcms2 please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/lcms2

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
Package : lcms2
CVE ID : CVE-2018-16435

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