1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5742-1

USN-5742-1: JBIG-KIT vulnerability

Publication date

24 November 2022

Overview

JBIG-KIT could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • jbigkit - JBIG1 data compression library

Details

It was discovered that JBIG-KIT incorrectly handled decoding certain large
image files. If a user or automated system using JBIG-KIT were tricked into
opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service.

It was discovered that JBIG-KIT incorrectly handled decoding certain large
image files. If a user or automated system using JBIG-KIT were tricked into
opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.10 kinetic jbigkit-bin –  2.1-3.1ubuntu0.22.10.1
libjbig0 –  2.1-3.1ubuntu0.22.10.1
22.04 jammy jbigkit-bin –  2.1-3.1ubuntu0.22.04.1
libjbig0 –  2.1-3.1ubuntu0.22.04.1
20.04 focal jbigkit-bin –  2.1-3.1ubuntu0.20.04.1
libjbig0 –  2.1-3.1ubuntu0.20.04.1
18.04 bionic jbigkit-bin –  2.1-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1
libjbig0 –  2.1-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1
16.04 xenial jbigkit-bin –  2.1-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libjbig0 –  2.1-3.1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
14.04 trusty jbigkit-bin –  2.0-2ubuntu4.1+esm1  
libjbig0 –  2.0-2ubuntu4.1+esm1  

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