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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4284-1 (lcms2 - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Quang Nguyen discovered an integer overflow in the Little CMS 2 colour management library, which could result in denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed IT8 calibration file is processed.
Affected Software
Affected Software
lcms2 on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.8-4+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your lcms2 packages. For the detailed security status of lcms2 please refer to its security tracker page linked in the references.