Emergency Security Update for libXpm on Ubuntu Systems
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) Summary: Several security issues were fixed in libXpm. Software Description: - libxpm: X11 pixmap library Details: USN-6408-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in libXpm. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory 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 u...
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The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): libxpm4 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): libxpm4 1:3.5.11-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): libxpm4 1:3.5.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm2 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6408-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6408-1
CVE-2023-43786, CVE-2023-43787, CVE-2023-43788, CVE-2023-43789
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