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Posted on 27 April 2019
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4435-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
April 27, 2019 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libpng1.6
CVE ID : CVE-2019-7317
Debian Bug : 921355
A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in the png_image_free()
function in the libpng PNG library, which could lead to denial of
service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed
image is processed.
For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.6.28-1+deb9u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libpng1.6 packages.
For the detailed security status of libpng1.6 please refer to its
security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libpng1.6
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
