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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5657-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 5657-1 - It was discovered that Graphite2 mishandled specially crafted files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5657-1October 05, 2022graphite2 vulnerability=========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 16.04 ESMSummary:Graphite2 could be made to crash if it opened a specially craftedfile.Software Description:- graphite2: Font rendering engine for Complex ScriptsDetails:It was discovered that Graphite2 mishandled specially crafted files. Anattacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service orother unspecified impact.Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: libgraphite2-3 1.3.10-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5657-1 CVE-2018-7999