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Ubuntu alert USN-1316-1 (t1lib)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1316-1 December 21, 2011 t1lib vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 11.10 - Ubuntu 11.04 - Ubuntu 10.10 - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: t1lib could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted font file. Software Description: - t1lib: Type 1 font rasterizer library - runtime Details: Jonathan Brossard discovered that t1lib did not correctly handle certain malformed font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause t1lib to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.10: libt1-5 5.1.2-3ubuntu0.11.10.1 Ubuntu 11.04: libt1-5 5.1.2-3ubuntu0.11.04.1 Ubuntu 10.10: libt1-5 5.1.2-3ubuntu0.10.10.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libt1-5 5.1.2-3ubuntu0.10.04.1 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1316-1 CVE-2011-0764 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/t1lib/5.1.2-3ubuntu0... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/t1lib/5.1.2-3ubuntu0... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/t1lib/5.1.2-3ubuntu0... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/t1lib/5.1.2-3ubuntu0... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security... (Log in to post comments)
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