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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: USN-3750-1 Moderate: Pango DoS Threat

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Pango could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
=========================================================================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 18.04 LTS: USN-3750-1 Moderate: Pango DoS Threat

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Calendar Grey August 22, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A vulnerability in Pango could result in crashes when opening specially crafted files. Users should update Ubuntu 18.04 LTS to implement security patches.
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

August 22, 2018

Package Information

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

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