USN-5807-2: libXpm vulnerabilities
21 February 2023
Several security issues were fixed in libXpm.
Releases
Packages
- libxpm - X11 pixmap library
Details
USN-5807-1 fixed vulnerabilities in libXpm. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
Martin Ettl discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled certain XPM files.
If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
XPM file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libXpm
to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2022-44617)
Marco Ivaldi discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled certain XPM files.
If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
XPM file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libXpm
to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2022-46285)
Alan Coopersmith discovered that libXpm incorrectly handled calling
external helper binaries. If libXpm was being used by a setuid binary, a
local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges.
(CVE-2022-4883)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04
-
xpmutils
-
1:3.5.11-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
-
libxpm4
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1:3.5.11-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all
the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-5807-1: libxpm, libxpm-dev, libxpm4, xpmutils
- USN-5807-3: libxpm, libxpm-dev, libxpm4, xpmutils