GLSA 201701-76: HarfBuzz: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	HarfBuzz: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	01/31/2017
Bugs:	#572856
ID:	201701-76

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in HarfBuzz, the worst of which could allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background

HarfBuzz is an OpenType text shaping engine.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-libs/harfbuzz	< 1.0.6	>= 1.0.6	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in HarfBuzz. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Remote attackers, through the use of crafted data, could cause a Denial of Service condition or have other unspecified impacts.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All HarfBuzz users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/harfbuzz-1.0.6"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201701-76.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.