1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3101-1

USN-3101-1: Tracker vulnerability

Publication date

12 October 2016

Overview

Tracker could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • tracker - metadata database, indexer and search tool

Details

It was discovered that Tracker incorrectly handled certain malformed GIF
images. If a user or automated system were tricked into downloading a
specially-crafted GIF image, Tracker could crash, resulting in a denial of
service.

It was discovered that Tracker incorrectly handled certain malformed GIF
images. If a user or automated system were tricked into downloading a
specially-crafted GIF image, Tracker could crash, resulting in a denial of
service.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to 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
16.04 xenial tracker-extract –  1.6.2-0ubuntu1.1

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