pango1.0 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary
Pango could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description
- pango1.0 - Layout and rendering of internationalized text - gir bindings
Details
Jeffrey M. discovered that Pango incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- gir1.2-pango-1.0 - 1.40.14-1ubuntu0.1
- libpango-1.0-0 - 1.40.14-1ubuntu0.1
- libpango1.0-0 - 1.40.14-1ubuntu0.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.
References
from Ubuntu Security Notices https://ift.tt/2w22xRk
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