USN-3936-2: AdvanceCOMP vulnerability

Publication date

23 April 2019

Overview

AdvanceCOMP could be made to run arbitrary code if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

19.04

Packages

USN-3936-1 fixed a vulnerability in AdvanceCOMP. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 19.04.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that AdvanceCOMP incorrectly handled certain PNG files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

USN-3936-1 fixed a vulnerability in AdvanceCOMP. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 19.04.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that AdvanceCOMP incorrectly handled certain PNG files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

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

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

Ubuntu Release	Package Version
19.04 disco	advancecomp – 2.1-1ubuntu0.19.04.1

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