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Moderate: pango security update. Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 12:31:32 -0600 Reply-To: Troy Dawson Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux From: Troy Dawson Subject: Security ERRATA Moderate: pango on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64 Comments: To: "This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." Synopsis: Moderate: pango security update Issue date: 2011-01-27 CVE Names: CVE-2011-0020 An input sanitization flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the way Pango displayed font files when using the FreeType font engine back end. If a user loaded a malformed font file with an application that uses Pango, it could cause the application to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2011-0020) After installing the updated packages, you must restart your system or restart your X session for the update to take effect. SL 4.x SRPMS: evolution28-pango-1.14.9-13.el4_10.src.rpm i386: evolution28-pango-1.14.9-13.el4_10.i386.rpm evolution28-pango-devel-1.14.9-13.el4_10.i386.rpm x86_64: evolution28-pango-1.14.9-13.el4_10.i386.rpm evolution28-pango-1.14.9-13.el4_10.x86_64.rpm evolution28-pango-devel-1.14.9-13.el4_10.x86_64.rpm SL 5.x SRPMS: pango-1.14.9-8.el5_6.2.src.rpm i386: pango-1.14.9-8.el5_6.2.i386.rpm pango-devel-1.14.9-8.el5_6.2.i386.rpm x86_64: pango-1.14.9-8.el5_6.2.i386.rpm pango-1.14.9-8.el5_6.2.x86_64.rpm pango-devel-1.14.9-8.el5_6.2.i386.rpm pango-devel-1.14.9-8.el5_6.2.x86_64.rpm -Connie Sieh -Troy Dawson . A crucial security update for Pango on Scientific Linux has been issued to correct a buffer overflow vulnerability, enabling users to enhance their system's safety and stability.. pango update, scientific linux advisory, font security issue, buffer overflow fix. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 01, 2011
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