Shapelib could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
shapelib - Library for reading and writing ESRI Shapefiles
It was discovered that the shpsort utility in Shapelib incorrectly handled certain inputs, leading to a double free. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
It was discovered that the shpsort utility in Shapelib incorrectly handled certain inputs, leading to a double free. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
It was discovered that the shpsort utility in Shapelib incorrectly handled certain inputs, leading to a double free. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
It was discovered that the shpsort utility in Shapelib incorrectly handled certain inputs, leading to a double free. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
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:
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