Updated advancecomp packages has been released for Ubuntu Linux
==========================================================================AdvanceCOMP Update for Ubuntu Linux
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3936-1
April 04, 2019
advancecomp vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
AdvanceCOMP could be made to run arbitrary code if it opened a
specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- advancecomp: collection of recompression utilities
Details:
It was discovered that AdvanceCOMP incorrectly handled certain PNG
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.10:
advancecomp 2.1-1ubuntu0.18.10.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
advancecomp 2.1-1ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
advancecomp 1.20-1ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
advancecomp 1.18-1ubuntu0.2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3936-1
CVE-2019-9210
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/advancecomp/2.1-1ubuntu0.18.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/advancecomp/2.1-1ubuntu0.18.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/advancecomp/1.20-1ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/advancecomp/1.18-1ubuntu0.2