CVE-2018-14498 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-14498: get_8bit_row in rdbmp.c in libjpeg-turbo through 1.5.90 and MozJPEG through 3.3.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted 8-bit BMP in which one or more of the color indices is out of range for the number of palette entries.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-14498 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libjpeg-turbo→ fixed in1:2.0.5-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libjpeg-turbo

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libjpeg-turbo→ fixed in1:2.0.5-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libjpeg-turbo

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libjpeg-turbo→ fixed in1:2.0.5-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libjpeg-turbo

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