USN-6408-2: libXpm vulnerabilities
23 October 2023
Several security issues were fixed in libXpm.
Releases
Packages
- libxpm - X11 pixmap library
Details
USN-6408-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in libXpm. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
Yair Mizrahi discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled certain malformed
XPM image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted
XPM image file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to consume
memory, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-43786)
Yair Mizrahi discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled certain malformed
XPM image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted
XPM image file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause libXpm to
crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2023-43787)
Alan Coopersmith discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled certain
malformed XPM image files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted XPM image file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause libXpm to crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-43788,
CVE-2023-43789)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04
-
libxpm4
-
1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04
-
libxpm4
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1:3.5.11-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04
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libxpm4
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1:3.5.10-1ubuntu0.1+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all
the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-6408-1: xpmutils, libxpm4, libxpm-dev, libxpm
- USN-6407-1: libx11-dev, libx11-data, libx11-xcb-dev, libx11-6, libx11, libx11-doc, libx11-xcb1
- USN-6407-2: libx11-dev, libx11-data, libx11-xcb-dev, libx11-6, libx11, libx11-doc, libx11-xcb1