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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-6377-1: LibRaw Denial Of Service Exploit

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Calendar Grey September 18, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Important announcement regarding Ubuntu 20.04 LTS concerning a critical libraw security flaw that may result in denial of service from specially designed files.
LibRaw could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

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 certain photo files. If a

user o automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted

photo file, a remote attacker could possibly cause applications linked

against LibRaw to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service software issue ubuntu libraw

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   libraw19                        0.19.5-1ubuntu1.3

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all
the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6377-1

CVE-2020-22628

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6377-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service software issue ubuntu libraw

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libraw/0.19.5-1ubuntu1.3

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