Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5742-1
November 24, 2022
jbigkit vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 22.10
– Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
– Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Summary:
JBIG-KIT could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description:
– jbigkit: JBIG1 data compression library
Details:
It was discovered that JBIG-KIT incorrectly handled decoding certain large
image files. If a user or automated system using JBIG-KIT were tricked into
opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 22.10:
jbigkit-bin 2.1-3.1ubuntu0.22.10.1
libjbig0 2.1-3.1ubuntu0.22.10.1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
jbigkit-bin 2.1-3.1ubuntu0.22.04.1
libjbig0 2.1-3.1ubuntu0.22.04.1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
jbigkit-bin 2.1-3.1ubuntu0.20.04.1
libjbig0 2.1-3.1ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
jbigkit-bin 2.1-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1
libjbig0 2.1-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
jbigkit-bin 2.1-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm1
libjbig0 2.1-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
jbigkit-bin 2.0-2ubuntu4.1+esm1
libjbig0 2.0-2ubuntu4.1+esm1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5742-1
CVE-2017-9937
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jbigkit/2.1-3.1ubuntu0.22.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jbigkit/2.1-3.1ubuntu0.22.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jbigkit/2.1-3.1ubuntu0.20.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jbigkit/2.1-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1
