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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6078-1

Ubuntu Security Notice 6078-1 - Irvan Kurniawan discovered that libwebp incorrectly handled certain memory operations. 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.

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6078-1
May 16, 2023

libwebp vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

  • Ubuntu 23.04
  • Ubuntu 22.10
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

libwebp could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a
specially crafted file.

Software Description:

  • libwebp: Lossy compression of digital photographic images

Details:

Irvan Kurniawan discovered that libwebp incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. 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:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 23.04:
libwebp7 1.2.4-0.1ubuntu0.23.04.1
libwebpdemux2 1.2.4-0.1ubuntu0.23.04.1
libwebpmux3 1.2.4-0.1ubuntu0.23.04.1

Ubuntu 22.10:
libwebp7 1.2.2-2ubuntu0.22.10.1
libwebpdemux2 1.2.2-2ubuntu0.22.10.1
libwebpmux3 1.2.2-2ubuntu0.22.10.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
libwebp7 1.2.2-2ubuntu0.22.04.1
libwebpdemux2 1.2.2-2ubuntu0.22.04.1
libwebpmux3 1.2.2-2ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
libwebp6 0.6.1-2ubuntu0.20.04.2
libwebpdemux2 0.6.1-2ubuntu0.20.04.2
libwebpmux3 0.6.1-2ubuntu0.20.04.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libwebp6 0.6.1-2ubuntu0.18.04.2
libwebpdemux2 0.6.1-2ubuntu0.18.04.2
libwebpmux3 0.6.1-2ubuntu0.18.04.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6078-1
CVE-2023-1999

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libwebp/1.2.4-0.1ubuntu0.23.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libwebp/1.2.2-2ubuntu0.22.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libwebp/1.2.2-2ubuntu0.22.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libwebp/0.6.1-2ubuntu0.20.04.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libwebp/0.6.1-2ubuntu0.18.04.2

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