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Gentoo: GLSA-201701-76 HarfBuzz Critical Denial of Service

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Several vulnerabilities in HarfBuzz could lead to a potential Denial of Service. It is advisable to update for enhanced security. Refer to advisory GLSA 202101-45.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in HarfBuzz, the worst of which could allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition

Summary

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo software update remote attack vulnerability Denial of Service HarfBuzz

Resolution

All HarfBuzz users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/harfbuzz-1.0.6"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2015-8947 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8947 [ 2 ] CVE-2016-2052 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2052

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-76
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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: HarfBuzz: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 31, 2017
Bugs: #572856
ID: 201701-76

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo software update remote attack vulnerability Denial of Service HarfBuzz

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in HarfBuzz, the worst of which could allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background

HarfBuzz is an OpenType text shaping engine.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/harfbuzz < 1.0.6 >= 1.0.6

Impact

===== Remote attackers, through the use of crafted data, could cause a Denial of Service condition or have other unspecified impacts.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.