Advisory Published

USN-4190-1: libjpeg-turbo vulnerabilities

First published: Wed Nov 13 2019(Updated: )

It was discovered that libjpeg-turbo incorrectly handled certain BMP images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-14498) It was discovered that libjpeg-turbo incorrectly handled certain JPEG images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.04. (CVE-2018-19664) It was discovered that libjpeg-turbo incorrectly handled certain BMP images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.04. (CVE-2018-20330) It was discovered that libjpeg-turbo incorrectly handled certain JPEG images. An attacker could possibly cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-2201)

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
All of
ubuntu/libjpeg-turbo8<2.0.1-0ubuntu2.2
2.0.1-0ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=19.04
All of
ubuntu/libjpeg-turbo8<1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.3
1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.3
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of
ubuntu/libjpeg-turbo8<1.4.2-0ubuntu3.3
1.4.2-0ubuntu3.3
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID of this advisory?

    The vulnerability ID of this advisory is USN-4190-1.

  • What software is affected by this vulnerability?

    The libjpeg-turbo8 package is affected by this vulnerability.

  • How can the vulnerability be exploited?

    An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information.

  • Which versions of Ubuntu are affected?

    Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS are affected.

  • How can I fix this vulnerability?

    You can fix this vulnerability by updating the libjpeg-turbo8 package to version 2.0.1-0ubuntu2.2 (for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS), version 1.5.2-0ubuntu5.18.04.3 (for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS), or version 2.0.1-0ubuntu2.2 (for Ubuntu 19.04).

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