1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6760-1

USN-6760-1: Gerbv vulnerability

Publication date

30 April 2024

Overview

Gerbv could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted input file.

Releases

Packages

  • gerbv - Gerber file viewer for PCB design

Details

George-Andrei Iosif and David Fernandez Gonzalez discovered that Gerbv did
not properly initialize a data structure when parsing certain nested
RS-274X format files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service (application crash).

George-Andrei Iosif and David Fernandez Gonzalez discovered that Gerbv did
not properly initialize a data structure when parsing certain nested
RS-274X format files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service (application crash).

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
23.10 mantic gerbv –  2.9.8-1ubuntu0.1
22.04 jammy gerbv –  2.8.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2  
20.04 focal gerbv –  2.7.0-1ubuntu0.2
18.04 bionic gerbv –  2.6.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm2  
16.04 xenial gerbv –  2.6.0-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm2  
14.04 trusty gerbv –  2.6.0-1ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm2  

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