Packages
- libwebp - Lossy compression of digital photographic images.
Details
USN-4971-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in libwebp. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that libwebp incorrectly handled certain malformed
images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially
crafted image file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause libwebp
to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
USN-4971-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in libwebp. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that libwebp incorrectly handled certain malformed
images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially
crafted image file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause libwebp
to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 xenial | libwebp5 – 0.4.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| libwebpdemux1 – 0.4.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| libwebpmux1 – 0.4.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| 14.04 trusty | libwebp5 – 0.4.0-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| libwebpdemux1 – 0.4.0-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| libwebpmux1 – 0.4.0-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
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