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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM USN-5657-1 Critical: Graphite2 Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey October 6, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The recent notification regarding a Graphite2 security flaw in Ubuntu systems uncovers a risk of denial of service stemming from improper file management.
Graphite2 could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Graphite2 could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted

file.

Software Description:

- graphite2: Font rendering engine for Complex Scripts

Details:

It was discovered that Graphite2 mishandled specially crafted files. An

attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or

other unspecified impact.

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical issue Ubuntu Denial of Service graphite2

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
  libgraphite2-3                  1.3.10-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2018-7999

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October 05, 2022

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