Debian issues security update fixing buffer overflow in eog image viewer
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What happened
A flaw was found in the Eye of GNOME program, a picture viewer used on Linux computers. Opening a specially crafted PNG image could let an attacker run their own code on the computer. Debian has released a security update to fix it.
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What to do
- Install the Debian security update for the eog package.
- Avoid opening PNG files from untrusted sources until the update is applied.
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Debian Security Advisories