USN-5680-1: gThumb vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Packages

• gthumb - image viewer and browser

Details

It was discovered that gThumb did not properly managed
memory when processing certain image files. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted JPEG file, an
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause gThumb to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-20326)

It was discovered that gThumb did not properly handled
certain malformed image files. If a user were tricked into
opening a specially crafted JPEG file, an attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause gThumb to crash, resulting
in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-36427)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04

• gthumb-data - 3:3.8.0-2.1ubuntu0.1
• gthumb - 3:3.8.0-2.1ubuntu0.1

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

References

• CVE-2019-20326
• CVE-2020-36427

Related notices

• USN-5681-1: gthumb-data, gthumb, gthumb-dev