1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-7214-1

USN-7214-1: HarfBuzz vulnerability

Publication date

16 January 2025

Overview

HarfBuzz could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • 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.

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.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will 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
24.10 oracular libharfbuzz-cairo0 –  9.0.0-1ubuntu0.1
libharfbuzz0b –  9.0.0-1ubuntu0.1

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