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USN-4238-1: SDL_image vulnerabilities

14 January 2020

Several security issues were fixed in SDL_image.

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Releases

Packages

  • sdl-image1.2 - Image loading library for Simple DirectMedia Layer 1.2

Details

It was discovered that SDL_image incorrectly handled certain image files. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other
unspecified impact.

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04

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

Related notices

  • USN-4156-2: libsdl1.2, libsdl1.2-dev, libsdl1.2debian
  • USN-4156-1: libsdl1.2, libsdl1.2-dev, libsdl1.2debian
  • USN-4143-1: libsdl2-dev, libsdl2-doc, libsdl2-2.0-0, libsdl2