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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3067-1
August 24, 2016
harfbuzz vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
HarfBuzz could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
processed specially crafted data.
Software Description:
– harfbuzz: OpenType text shaping engine
Details:
Kostya Serebryany discovered that HarfBuzz incorrectly handled memory. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause HarfBuzz to crash, resulting
in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8947)
It was discovered that HarfBuzz incorrectly handled certain length checks.
A remote attacker could use this issue to cause HarfBuzz to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
This issue only applied to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-2052)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libharfbuzz0b 1.0.1-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libharfbuzz0b 0.9.27-1ubuntu1.1
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3067-1
CVE-2015-8947, CVE-2016-2052
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/harfbuzz/1.0.1-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/harfbuzz/0.9.27-1ubuntu1.1
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