SB2019021805 - Arch Linux update for cairo
Published: February 18, 2019
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19876)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the cairo_ft_apply_variations() function, as defined in the cairo-ft-font.c source code file due to an error when processing malicious input. A remote attacker can attempt to free memory by using a free function that is incompatible with WebKit's fastMalloc and cause the application to crash, resulting in a DoS condition.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.