USN-3843-1: pixman vulnerability
11 December 2018
pixman could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially crafted instructions.
Releases
Packages
- pixman - pixel-manipulation library for X and cairo
Details
It was discovered that pixman incorrectly handled the general_composite_rect
function. 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 14.04
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-3843-2: libpixman-1-0, pixman