Back Linuxsecurity Ubuntu 22.04 LTS DjVuLibre Important Denial of Service USN-8054
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in DjVuLibre. Software Description: - djvulibre: DjVu image format library and tools Details: It was discovered that DjVuLibre could be forced to execute a division by zero in certain instances. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications to stop responding or crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-46312) It was discovered that DjVuLibre incorrectly handled certain memory operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted DjVu file, a remote attacker could cause applications to stop responding or crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-53367)
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in DjVuLibre. Software Description: - djvulibre: DjVu image format library and tools Details: It was discovered that DjVuLibre could be forced to execute a division by zero in certain instances. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications to stop responding or crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-46312) It was discovered that DjVuLibre incorrectly handled certain memory operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted DjVu file, a remote attacker could cause applications to stop responding or crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-53367)
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libdjvulibre21 3.5.28-2ubuntu0.24.04.2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libdjvulibre21 3.5.28-2ubuntu0.22.04.2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS libdjvulibre21 3.5.27.1-14ubuntu0.1+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libdjvulibre21 3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.4+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libdjvulibre21 3.5.27.1-5ubuntu0.1+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libdjvulibre21 3.5.28-2ubuntu0.24.04.2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libdjvulibre21 3.5.28-2ubuntu0.22.04.2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS libdjvulibre21 3.5.27.1-14ubuntu0.1+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libdjvulibre21 3.5.27.1-8ubuntu0.4+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libdjvulibre21 3.5.27.1-5ubuntu0.1+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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