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Ubuntu 24.10 USN-7214-1: Critical HarfBuzz Crash and Exec Risk

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Calendar Grey January 16, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A vulnerability in HarfBuzz could lead to crashes or arbitrary code execution; Ubuntu 24.10 users advised to upgrade.
HarfBuzz could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

HarfBuzz could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened

a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- harfbuzz: OpenType text shaping engine

Details:

It was discovered that HarfBuzz incorrecty handled certain memory

operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause HarfBuzz to

crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary

code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu remote execution harfbuzz

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.10
   libharfbuzz-cairo0              9.0.0-1ubuntu0.1
   libharfbuzz0b                   9.0.0-1ubuntu0.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7214-1

CVE-2024-56732

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7214-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu remote execution harfbuzz

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/harfbuzz/9.0.0-1ubuntu0.1

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