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Ubuntu 23.04: USN-6266-1 Critical Librsvg Information Disclosure Risk

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Calendar Grey August 1, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Alert USN-6266-1 reveals a flaw in librsvg that poses a risk of leaking confidential data. Immediate update recommended.
librsvg could be made to expose sensitive information.

Summary

librsvg could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software Description:

- librsvg: renderer library for SVG files

Details:

Zac Sims discovered that librsvg incorrectly handled decoding URLs. A

remote attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary files by

using an include element.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory critical remote access Ubuntu update instructions information disclosure librsvg

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.04:
   librsvg2-2                      2.54.5+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   librsvg2-2                      2.52.5+dfsg-3ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   librsvg2-2                      2.48.9-1ubuntu0.20.04.4

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6266-1

CVE-2023-38633

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6266-1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory critical remote access Ubuntu update instructions information disclosure librsvg

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/librsvg/2.54.5+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/librsvg/2.52.5+dfsg-3ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/librsvg/2.48.9-1ubuntu0.20.04.4

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