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Ubuntu 19.04: USN-4081-1 Critical: Pango Arbitrary Code Execution

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Calendar Grey July 31, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The latest Ubuntu Security Alert USN-4081-1 details a vulnerability in Pango that permits the execution of arbitrary code when fed with specifically designed input.
Pango could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted input.

Summary

Pango could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially

crafted input.

Software Description:

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

Details:

It was discovered that Pango incorrectly handled certain inputs.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu critical threat arbitrary code Pango execution issue

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 19.04:
  gir1.2-pango-1.0                1.42.4-6ubuntu0.1
  libpango-1.0-0                  1.42.4-6ubuntu0.1
  libpango1.0-0                   1.42.4-6ubuntu0.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4081-1

CVE-2019-1010238

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July 31, 2019

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu critical threat arbitrary code Pango execution issue

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pango1.0/1.42.4-6ubuntu0.1

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