Debian Security Advisory
DLA-2749-1 gthumb -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 29 Aug 2021
- Affected Packages:
- gthumb
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2019-20326.
- More information:
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An issue has been found in gthumb, an image viewer and browser. A heap-based buffer overflow in _cairo_image_surface_create_from_jpeg() in extensions/cairo_io/cairo-image-surface-jpeg.c allows attackers to cause a crash and potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG file.
For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 3:3.4.4.1-5+deb9u2.
We recommend that you upgrade your gthumb packages.
For the detailed security status of gthumb please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/gthumb
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS