USN-4238-1: SDL_image vulnerabilities

Publication date

14 January 2020

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in SDL_image.


Packages

  • sdl-image1.2 - Image loading library for Simple DirectMedia Layer 1.2

Details

It was discovered that SDL_image incorrectly handled certain image files. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other
unspecified impact.

It was discovered that SDL_image incorrectly handled certain image files. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other
unspecified impact.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
18.04 bionic libsdl-image1.2 –  1.2.12-8ubuntu0.1
16.04 xenial libsdl-image1.2 –  1.2.12-5+deb9u1ubuntu0.16.04.1

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