libxfont, libxfont1, libxfont2 vulnerabilities

10 October 2017

libxfont, libxfont1, libxfont2 vulnerabilities

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 17.04
• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in libXfont.

Software Description

• libxfont - X11 font rasterisation library
• libxfont1 - X11 font rasterisation library
• libxfont2 - X11 font rasterisation library

Details

It was discovered that libXfont incorrectly handled certain patterns in PatternMatch. A local attacker could use this issue to cause libXfont to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-13720)

It was discovered that libXfont incorrectly handled certain malformed PCF files. A local attacker could use this issue to cause libXfont to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-13722)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 17.04

libxfont1 - 1:1.5.2-4ubuntu0.1

libxfont2 - 1:2.0.1-3ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

libxfont1 - 1:1.5.1-1ubuntu0.16.04.3

libxfont2 - 1:2.0.1-3~ubuntu16.04.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

libxfont1 - 1:1.4.7-1ubuntu0.3

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2017-13720
• CVE-2017-13722