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[USN-3101-1] Tracker vulnerability

Posted on 12 October 2016
Ubuntu Security

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3101-1
October 12, 2016

tracker vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Tracker could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- tracker: metadata database, indexer and search tool

Details:

It was discovered that Tracker incorrectly handled certain malformed GIF
images. If a user or automated system were tricked into downloading a
specially-crafted GIF image, Tracker could crash, resulting in a denial o=
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service.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
tracker-extract 1.6.2-0ubuntu1.1

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3101-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1178402

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tracker/1.6.2-0ubuntu1.1



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