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  2. USN-5607-1

USN-5607-1: GDK-PixBuf vulnerability

Publication date

13 September 2022

Overview

GDK-PixBuf could be made do execute arbitrary code or crash if it received a specially crafted image.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that GDK-PixBuf incorrectly handled certain images.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code
or cause a crash.

It was discovered that GDK-PixBuf incorrectly handled certain images.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code
or cause a crash.

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
22.04 jammy libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 –  2.42.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
20.04 focal libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 –  2.40.0+dfsg-3ubuntu0.4

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