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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: USN-3063-1 Critical Fontconfig Exploit

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Fontconfig be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3063-1
August 17, 2016

fontconfig vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

Fontconfig be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially
crafted file.

Software Description:
- fontconfig: generic font configuration library

Details:

Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that Fontconfig incorrectly handled cache
files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue with a specially
crafted cache file to elevate privileges.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  fontconfig                      2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1
  libfontconfig1                  2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  fontconfig                      2.11.0-0ubuntu4.2
  libfontconfig1                  2.11.0-0ubuntu4.2

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  fontconfig                      2.8.0-3ubuntu9.2
  libfontconfig1                  2.8.0-3ubuntu9.2

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3063-1
  CVE-2016-5384

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fontconfig/2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fontconfig/2.11.0-0ubuntu4.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fontconfig/2.8.0-3ubuntu9.2


Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: USN-3063-1 Critical Fontconfig Exploit

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Calendar Grey August 17, 2016
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A vulnerability in fontconfig can enable local attackers to manipulate cache files, compromising Ubuntu versions 16.04, 14.04, and 12.04 LTS.
Fontconfig be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: fontconfig 2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1 libfontconfig1 2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: fontconfig 2.11.0-0ubuntu4.2 libfontconfig1 2.11.0-0ubuntu4.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: fontconfig 2.8.0-3ubuntu9.2 libfontconfig1 2.8.0-3ubuntu9.2 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3063-1

CVE-2016-5384

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August 17, 2016

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fontconfig/2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fontconfig/2.11.0-0ubuntu4.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fontconfig/2.8.0-3ubuntu9.2

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