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[USN-2149-1] librsvg vulnerability

Posted on 17 March 2014
Ubuntu Security

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2149-1
March 17, 2014

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

- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

Librsvg could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software Description:
- librsvg: renderer library for SVG files

Details:

It was discovered that librsvg would load XML external entities by defaul=
t.
If a user were tricked into viewing a specially crafted SVG file, an
attacker could possibly obtain access to arbitrary files.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 13.10:
librsvg2-2 2.36.4-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 12.10:
librsvg2-2 2.36.3-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
librsvg2-2 2.36.1-0ubuntu1.1

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

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2149-1
CVE-2013-1881

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/librsvg/2.36.4-2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/librsvg/2.36.3-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/librsvg/2.36.1-0ubuntu1.1

 

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