=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5524-1
July 19, 2022

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

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

HarfBuzz could be made to crash if it opened specially crafted data.

Software Description:
- harfbuzz: OpenType text shaping engine

Details:

It was discovered that HarfBuzz incorrectly handled certain glyph sizes. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause HarfBuzz to crash, resulting
in a denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  libharfbuzz0b                   2.7.4-1ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  libharfbuzz0b                   2.6.4-1ubuntu4.2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5524-1
  CVE-2022-33068

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/harfbuzz/2.7.4-1ubuntu3.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/harfbuzz/2.6.4-1ubuntu4.2

Ubuntu 5524-1: HarfBuzz vulnerability

July 19, 2022
HarfBuzz could be made to crash if it opened specially crafted data.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: libharfbuzz0b 2.7.4-1ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: libharfbuzz0b 2.6.4-1ubuntu4.2 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5524-1

CVE-2022-33068

Severity
July 19, 2022

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/harfbuzz/2.7.4-1ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/harfbuzz/2.6.4-1ubuntu4.2

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