=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3750-1
August 22, 2018

pango1.0 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

Pango could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted
file.

Software Description:
- pango1.0: Layout and rendering of internationalized text - gir
bindings

Details:

Jeffrey M. discovered that Pango incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  gir1.2-pango-1.0                1.40.14-1ubuntu0.1
  libpango-1.0-0                  1.40.14-1ubuntu0.1
  libpango1.0-0                   1.40.14-1ubuntu0.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3750-1
  CVE-2018-15120

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pango1.0/1.40.14-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 3750-1: Pango vulnerability

August 22, 2018
Pango could be made to crash 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 18.04 LTS:   gir1.2-pango-1.0                1.40.14-1ubuntu0.1   libpango-1.0-0                  1.40.14-1ubuntu0.1   libpango1.0-0                   1.40.14-1ubuntu0.1 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3750-1

  CVE-2018-15120

Severity
August 22, 2018

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pango1.0/1.40.14-1ubuntu0.1

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