USN-4081-1: Pango vulnerability
pango1.0 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
Summary
Pango could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially
crafted input.
Software Description
- pango1.0 – Layout and rendering of internationalized text – gir bindings
Details
It was discovered that Pango incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- gir1.2-pango-1.0 – 1.42.4-6ubuntu0.1
- libpango-1.0-0 – 1.42.4-6ubuntu0.1
- libpango1.0-0 – 1.42.4-6ubuntu0.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-4081-1: Pango vulnerability
