USN-3101-1

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3101-1

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3101-1.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3101-1

Published

2016-10-12T11:31:45Z

Modified

2026-04-22T09:28:51Z

Summary

tracker vulnerability

Details

It was discovered that Tracker incorrectly handled certain malformed GIF images. If a user or automated system were tricked into downloading a specially-crafted GIF image, Tracker could crash, resulting in a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / tracker

Package

Name: tracker
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/tracker@1.6.2-0ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.6.2-0ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.1-1ubuntu2

1.6.0-1ubuntu1

1.6.1-1ubuntu1

1.6.1-1ubuntu2

1.6.1-2ubuntu1

1.6.2-0ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability":  "No subscription required",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "gir1.2-tracker-1.0",
            "binary_version":  "1.6.2-0ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libtracker-control-1.0-0",
            "binary_version":  "1.6.2-0ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libtracker-miner-1.0-0",
            "binary_version":  "1.6.2-0ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libtracker-sparql-1.0-0",
            "binary_version":  "1.6.2-0ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "tracker",
            "binary_version":  "1.6.2-0ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "tracker-extract",
            "binary_version":  "1.6.2-0ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "tracker-gui",
            "binary_version":  "1.6.2-0ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "tracker-miner-fs",
            "binary_version":  "1.6.2-0ubuntu1.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves":  [],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3101-1.json"