What is the vulnerability ID for this PLIB vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this PLIB vulnerability is USN-6353-1.

What is the severity of the PLIB vulnerability?

The severity of the PLIB vulnerability is not specified in the information provided.

How can an attacker exploit this vulnerability?

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted TGA file, which can cause applications using PLIB to crash or possibly execute malicious code.

Which versions of Ubuntu are affected by this vulnerability?

This vulnerability affects Ubuntu versions 20.04, 18.04, and 16.04.

How can I fix this vulnerability?

To fix this vulnerability, you should update the 'libplib1' package to version 1.8.5-8ubuntu0.20.04.1 for Ubuntu 20.04, version 1.8.5-8ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 for Ubuntu 18.04, or version 1.8.5-7ubuntu0.1~esm1 for Ubuntu 16.04.

Vulnerability/
USN-6353-1

7/9/2023

USN-6353-1: PLIB vulnerability

First published: Thu Sep 07 2023(Updated: )

Wooseok Kang discovered that PLIB did not properly manage memory under certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted TGA file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications using PLIB to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
All of
ubuntu/libplib1	<1.8.5-8ubuntu0.20.04.1	1.8.5-8ubuntu0.20.04.1
	=20.04
All of
ubuntu/libplib1	<1.8.5-8ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1	1.8.5-8ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
	=18.04
All of
ubuntu/libplib1	<1.8.5-7ubuntu0.1~esm1	1.8.5-7ubuntu0.1~esm1
	=16.04

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the vulnerability ID for this PLIB vulnerability?
The vulnerability ID for this PLIB vulnerability is USN-6353-1.
What is the severity of the PLIB vulnerability?
The severity of the PLIB vulnerability is not specified in the information provided.
How can an attacker exploit this vulnerability?
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted TGA file, which can cause applications using PLIB to crash or possibly execute malicious code.
Which versions of Ubuntu are affected by this vulnerability?
This vulnerability affects Ubuntu versions 20.04, 18.04, and 16.04.
How can I fix this vulnerability?
To fix this vulnerability, you should update the 'libplib1' package to version 1.8.5-8ubuntu0.20.04.1 for Ubuntu 20.04, version 1.8.5-8ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 for Ubuntu 18.04, or version 1.8.5-7ubuntu0.1~esm1 for Ubuntu 16.04.

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