important: libwebp security update
important
An update for libwebp is now available for NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02.
NewStart Security has rated this update as having a security impact of important. A Common Vunlnerability Scoring System(CVSS)base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVElink(s) in the References section.
libwebp:
Security Fix(es):
libwebp: A heap-based buffer flaw was found in the way libwebp, a library used to process "WebP" image format data, processes certain specially formatted WebP images. An attacker could use this flaw to crash or execute remotely arbitrary code in an application such as a web browser compiled with this library.(CVE-2023-4863)
libwebp: The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: A double-free in libwebp could have led to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash.(CVE-2023-1999)
libwebp: bugfix
Solution:
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
http://security.gd-linux.com/how_to_apply_patch.html
Remember the build tag is 7.02.03B8.