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CVE-2020-27818: FEDORA-2020-04d5e1ce26 — unspecified update for pngcheck — Fedora Updates System
A flaw was found in the check_chunk_name() function of pngcheck-2.4.0. An attacker able to pass a malicious file to be processed by pngcheck could cause a temporary denial of service, posing a low risk to application availability.
Automatic update for pngcheck-2.4.0-2.fc34.
****Changelog****
* Fri Nov 13 2020 Benjamin A. Beasley <[email protected]> - 2.4.0-2
- Fix buffer overflow (RHBZ #1897485)
How to install
sudo dnf upgrade --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2020-04d5e1ce26
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6182-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 6182-1 - It was discovered that pngcheck incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.