eWeek: Pair of Linux Holes Put Users at Risk

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 9, 2004

[ Thanks to Steven J.
Vaughan-Nichols
for this link. ]

“Linux users are at risk from serious security vulnerabilities
in components used to view graphics and handle archives, according
to researchers. The security holes, found in the imlib graphics
library and the LHA archive tool, can be exploited via a specially
crafted bitmap image or an LHarc-format archive to take over a
Linux system.

“The GNOME graphical user interface project this week released a
patch for imlib, a basic library used in many image-viewing
applications…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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