Ubuntu Security Update USN-4386-1: libjpeg-turbo vulnerability

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libjpeg-turbo vulnerability


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

• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 19.10
• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

Summary


libjpeg-turbo could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted PPM file.

Software Description

• libjpeg-turbo - library for handling JPEG files

Details


It was discovered that libjpeg-turbo incorrectly handled certain PPM files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.

Update instructions


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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
libjpeg-turbo8 - 2.0.3-0ubuntu1.20.04.1
Ubuntu 19.10
libjpeg-turbo8 - 2.0.3-0ubuntu1.19.10.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libjpeg-turbo8 - 1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.4
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libjpeg-turbo8 - 1.4.2-0ubuntu3.4
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
libjpeg-turbo8 - 1.3.0-0ubuntu2.1+esm1
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
libjpeg-turbo8 - 1.1.90+svn733-0ubuntu4.6

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

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

References

• CVE-2020-13790

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