1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4081-1

USN-4081-1: Pango vulnerability

Publication date

31 July 2019

Overview

Pango could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted input.

Releases

Packages

  • 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.

It was discovered that Pango incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
19.04 disco libpango-1.0-0 –  1.42.4-6ubuntu0.1
gir1.2-pango-1.0 –  1.42.4-6ubuntu0.1
libpango1.0-0 –  1.42.4-6ubuntu0.1

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