USN-3185-1: libXpm vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3185-1

1st February, 2017

libxpm vulnerability

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

• Ubuntu 16.10



• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS



• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS



• Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary

libXpm could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially
crafted file.

Software description

• libxpm
  - X11 pixmap library
  
  

Details

It was 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 use this issue to cause libXpm to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.10:

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:

To update your system, please follow these instructions: