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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5718-2

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5718-2
Posted Nov 30, 2022
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 5718-2 - USN-5718-1 fixed a vulnerability in pixman. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Maddie Stone discovered that pixman incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause pixman to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

tags | advisory, remote, denial of service, arbitrary
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2022-44638
SHA-256 | 4fba7d2d1a4b1cbe7d2158569a85a80fe0aab7b0d5ae40c1ce0fde655445548f

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5718-2

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5718-2
November 30, 2022

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

- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Summary:

pixman could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially
crafted input.

Software Description:
- pixman: pixel-manipulation library for X and cairo

Details:

USN-5718-1 fixed a vulnerability in pixman. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Maddie Stone discovered that pixman incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause pixman to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
libpixman-1-0 0.33.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
libpixman-1-dev 0.33.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
libpixman-1-0 0.30.2-2ubuntu1.2+esm1
libpixman-1-dev 0.30.2-2ubuntu1.2+esm1

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5718-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5718-1
CVE-2022-44638

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