Ubuntu 6408-1: libXpm vulnerabilities
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.04 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in libXpm. Software Description: - libxpm: X11 pixmap library Details: Yair Mizrahi discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled certain malformed XPM image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted XPM image file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to consume memory, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-43786) Yair Mizrahi discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled certain malformed XPM image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted XPM image file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause libXpm to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-43787) Alan Coopersmith discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled certain malformed XPM image files. If a user were tricked into openin...
Read the Full AdvisoryUpdate Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.04: libxpm4 1:3.5.12-1.1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: libxpm4 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: libxpm4 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.2 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6408-1
CVE-2023-43786, CVE-2023-43787, CVE-2023-43788, CVE-2023-43789
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxpm/1:3.5.12-1.1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxpm/1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxpm/1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.2