• libPGF vulnerability

    From bugz_ubuntu@21:4/110 to Ubuntu Users on Mon Sep 28 20:10:02 2020
    libpgf vulnerability

    A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
    derivatives:

    * Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

    Summary

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

    Software Description

    * libpgf - Progressive Graphics File (PGF) library

    Details

    It was discovered that libPGF lacked proper validation when
    opening a specially crafted PGF file. An attacker could possibly
    use this issue to cause a denial of service.

    Update instructions

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

    Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
    libpgf6 - 6.14.12-3.1ubuntu0.1

    To update your system, please follow these instructions:
    https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

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

    References

    * CVE-2015-6673

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