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Ubuntu 22.04/20.04 LTS USN-7251-1 moderate: harfbuzz DoS issue

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Calendar Grey February 3, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The recent security bulletin for Ubuntu USN-7252-1 highlights a vulnerability in the GStreamer framework that can lead to excessive resource utilization on various versions.
HarfBuzz could be made to consume resources if it opened a specially crafted font.

Summary

HarfBuzz could be made to consume resources if it opened a specially

crafted font.

Software Description:

- harfbuzz: OpenType text shaping engine

Details:

It was discovered that HarfBuzz incorrectly handled shaping certain fonts.

A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause HarfBuzz to

consume resources, leading to a denial of service.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service software update Ubuntu resource consumption harfbuzz

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   libharfbuzz0b                   2.7.4-1ubuntu3.2

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   libharfbuzz0b                   2.6.4-1ubuntu4.3

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7251-1

CVE-2023-25193

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7251-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service software update Ubuntu resource consumption harfbuzz

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/harfbuzz/2.7.4-1ubuntu3.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/harfbuzz/2.6.4-1ubuntu4.3

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