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2016-08-13
fontconfig before 2.12.1 does not validate offsets, which allows local users to trigger arbitrary free calls and consequently conduct double free attacks and execute arbitrary code via a crafted cache file.
| Products | Ubuntu_linux, Debian_linux, Fedora, Fontconfig |
| Type | Double Free (CWE-415) |
| First patch | - None (likely due to unavailable code) |
| Links |
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3063-1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92339 • https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GGOS4YYB7UYAWX5AEXJZHDIX4ZMSXSW5/ • http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2601.html • https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/fontconfig/2016-August/005792.html |