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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : librsvg regression (USN-4436-2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 139180

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

USN-4436-1 fixed a vulnerability in librsvg. The upstream fix caused a regression when parsing certain SVG files. This update backs out the fix pending further investigation.

It was discovered that librsvg incorrectly handled parsing certain SVG files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause librsvg to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-11464) It was discovered that librsvg incorrectly handled parsing certain SVG files with nested patterns. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause librsvg to consume resources and crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-20446).

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Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4436-2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 139180

File Name: ubuntu_USN-4436-2.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/30/2020

Updated: 10/20/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-11464

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:librsvg2-2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:librsvg2-bin, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:librsvg2-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:librsvg2-dev, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gir1.2-rsvg-2.0

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/29/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/19/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-11464, CVE-2019-20446

USN: 4436-2