1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5988-1

USN-5988-1: Xcftools vulnerabilities

Publication date

29 March 2023

Overview

Xcftools could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • xcftools - command-line tools for extracting data for XCF files

Details

It was discovered that integer overflows vulnerabilities existed in Xcftools.
An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-5086, CVE-2019-5087)

It was discovered that integer overflows vulnerabilities existed in Xcftools.
An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-5086, CVE-2019-5087)

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
20.04 focal xcftools –  1.0.7-6ubuntu0.20.04.1
18.04 bionic xcftools –  1.0.7-6ubuntu0.1
16.04 xenial xcftools –  1.0.7-5ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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