Ubuntu 23.10: USN-6856-1 Moderate: FontForge Command Injection Issues

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June 27, 2024

Several security issues were fixed in FontForge.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in FontForge.

Software Description:

- fontforge: Free (libre) font editor for Windows, Mac OS X and GNU+Linux

Details:

It was discovered that FontForge incorrectly handled filenames. If a user or an

automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a

remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a command injection.

(CVE-2024-25081)

It was discovered that FontForge incorrectly handled archives and compressed

files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially

crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform

command injection. (CVE-2024-25082)

Topics Covered

security advisory security update Ubuntu command injection FontForge

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.10
   fontforge                       1:20230101~dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
   python3-fontforge               1:20230101~dfsg-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   fontforge                       1:20201107~dfsg-4+deb11u1build0.22.04.1
   python3-fontforge               1:20201107~dfsg-4+deb11u1build0.22.04.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   fontforge                       1:20190801~dfsg-4ubuntu0.1
   python3-fontforge               1:20190801~dfsg-4ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   fontforge                       1:20170731~dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   python-fontforge                1:20170731~dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   fontforge                       20120731.b-7.1ubuntu0.1+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   python-fontforge                20120731.b-7.1ubuntu0.1+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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