USN-6369-1: libwebp vulnerability
Severity
Medium
Vendor
VMware Tanzu
Versions Affected
- Canonical Ubuntu 22.04
Description
It was discovered that libwebp incorrectly handled certain malformed images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted image file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause libwebp to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update Instructions: Run `sudo pro fix USN-6369-1` to fix the vulnerability. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: webp - 0.6.1-2ubuntu0.20.04.3 libwebp6 - 0.6.1-2ubuntu0.20.04.3 libwebpmux3 - 0.6.1-2ubuntu0.20.04.3 libwebp-dev - 0.6.1-2ubuntu0.20.04.3 libwebpdemux2 - 0.6.1-2ubuntu0.20.04.3 No subscription required
CVEs contained in this USN include: CVE-2023-4863
Affected VMware Products and Versions
Severity is medium unless otherwise noted.
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Isolation Segment
- 3.0.x versions prior to 3.0.17
- 4.0.x versions prior to 4.0.9+LTS-T
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VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs
- 3.0.x versions prior to 3.0.17
- 4.0.x versions prior to 4.0.9+LTS-T
Mitigation
Users of affected products are strongly encouraged to follow the mitigation below. On the Tanzu Network product page for each release, check the Depends On section and/or Release Notes for this information. Releases that have fixed this issue include:
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Isolation Segment
- 3.0.17
- 4.0.9+LTS-T
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VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs
- 3.0.17
- 4.0.9+LTS-T
References
History
2023-10-18: Initial vulnerability report published.