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Ubuntu: USN-5068-1 (CVE-2021-38115): GD library vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Aug 4, 2021
Added
Sep 9, 2021
Modified
Apr 16, 2026

Description

read_header_tga in gd_tga.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD) through 2.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted TGA file.

Solutions

ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libgd3ubuntu-upgrade-libgd3
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