USN-3410-1: GD library vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3410-1

5th September, 2017

libgd2 vulnerability

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

• Ubuntu 17.04
• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary

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

Software description

• libgd2 - GD Graphics Library

Details

It was discovered a double-free vulnerability in GD library.
A remote attacker could write arbitrary values in memory
spaces or made programs to crash.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 17.04:

libgd3 2.2.4-2ubuntu0.3

libgd-tools 2.2.4-2ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:

libgd3 2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.8

libgd-tools 2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.8

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

libgd3 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.8

libgd-tools 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.8

To update your system, please follow these instructions: http://ift.tt/17VXqjU.

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

References

CVE-2017-6362

from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/2eCkv3J