Gentoo: GLSA-201909-03 Normal: Pango Buffer Overflow Risk
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September 6, 2019
A buffer overflow in Pango might allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Summary
A buffer overflow has been discovered in Pango's pango_log2vis_get_embedding_levels function.
Resolution
All Pango users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/pango-1.42.4-r2"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2019-1010238 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1010238
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-03
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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.
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Severity: Normal
Title: Pango: Buffer overflow
Date: September 06, 2019
Bugs: #692110
ID: 201909-03
Background
Pango is a library for layout and rendering of internationalized text.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 x11-libs/pango < 1.42.4-r2 >= 1.42.4-r2
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted
string with functions like pango_itemize, 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.
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