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Gentoo Linux: 201405-13 Normal: Pango Arbitrary Code Execution Advisory

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Several flaws detected in Poppler may result in unauthorized code execution or service interruptions. Please update immediately!
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Pango, the worst of which allow execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Pango. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo software update arbitrary code execution pango

Resolution

All Pango users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/pango-1.28.3-r1"
Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages.
NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since March 18, 2011. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2009-1194 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-1194 [ 2 ] CVE-2009-2468 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-2468 [ 3 ] CVE-2011-0020 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0020 [ 4 ] CVE-2011-0064 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0064

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201405-13
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: Pango: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: May 17, 2014
Bugs: #268976, #352087, #357067
ID: 201405-13

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo software update arbitrary code execution pango

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Pango, the worst of which allow execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.

Background

Pango is an internationalized text layout and rendering library

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 x11-libs/pango < 1.28.3-r1 >= 1.28.3-r1

Impact

===== A context-dependent attacker could entice a user to load specially crafted text using an application linked against Pango, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.