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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-4994) ELSA-2016-2589: gimp security, bug fix, and enhancement update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-4994) ELSA-2016-2589: gimp security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/12/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/09/2016
Modified
11/23/2022

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the xcf_load_image function in app/xcf/xcf-load.c in GIMP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (program crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted XCF file.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gimp
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gimp-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gimp-devel-tools
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gimp-help
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gimp-help-ca
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gimp-help-da
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gimp-help-de
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gimp-help-el
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gimp-help-en_gb
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gimp-help-es
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gimp-help-fr
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gimp-help-it
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gimp-help-ja
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gimp-help-ko
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gimp-help-nl
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gimp-help-nn
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gimp-help-pt_br
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gimp-help-ru
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gimp-help-sl
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gimp-help-sv
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gimp-help-zh_cn
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gimp-libs

References

  • ELSA-2016-2589
  • DLA-525-1
  • DSA-3612
  • USN-3025-1
  • CVE-2016-4994

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