USN-4386-1: libjpeg-turbo vulnerability

Publication date

9 June 2020

Overview

libjpeg-turbo could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted PPM file.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that libjpeg-turbo incorrectly handled certain PPM files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.

It was discovered that libjpeg-turbo incorrectly handled certain PPM files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.

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
20.04 focal libjpeg-turbo8 –  2.0.3-0ubuntu1.20.04.1
19.10 eoan libjpeg-turbo8 –  2.0.3-0ubuntu1.19.10.1
18.04 bionic libjpeg-turbo8 –  1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.4
16.04 xenial libjpeg-turbo8 –  1.4.2-0ubuntu3.4
14.04 trusty libjpeg-turbo8 –  1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1+esm1  
12.04 precise libjpeg-turbo8 –  1.1.90+svn733-0ubuntu4.6

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