Ubuntu Security Notice 3706-2 - USN-3706-1 fixed a vulnerability in libjpeg-turbo. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. It was discovered that libjpeg-turbo incorrectly handled certain malformed JPEG images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted JPEG image, a remote attacker could cause libjpeg-turbo to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3706-2
July 10, 2018
libjpeg-turbo vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary:
libjpeg-turbo could be made to crash or run programs as your login if
it opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- libjpeg-turbo: library for handling JPEG files
Details:
USN-3706-1 fixed a vulnerability in libjpeg-turbo. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that libjpeg-turbo incorrectly handled certain
malformed JPEG images. If a user or automated system were tricked into
opening a specially crafted JPEG image, a remote attacker could cause
libjpeg-turbo 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 12.04 ESM:
libjpeg-turbo8 1.1.90+svn733-0ubuntu4.5
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3706-2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3706-1
CVE-2014-9092, CVE-2016-3616, CVE-2018-11212, CVE-2018-11213,
CVE-2018-11214, CVE-2018-1152