QID 198732

Date Published: 2022-04-08

QID 198732: Ubuntu Security Notification for FriBidi Vulnerabilities (USN-5366-1)

Fribidi incorrectly handled processing of input stringsresulting in memory corruption.
Fribidi incorrectly validated input data to its caprtlunicode encoder, resulting in memory corruption.
Fribidi incorrectly handled empty input when removingmarks from unicode strings, resulting in a crash.

An attacker could use this issue to causefribidi to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potentially executearbitrary code.
An attacker could use thisissue to cause fribidi to crash, resulting in a denial of service, orpotentially execute arbitrary code.
An attacker could use thisto cause fribidi to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potentiallyexecute arbitrary code.

CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.6 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.

Solution

Refer to Ubuntu security advisory USN-5366-1 for updates and patch information.

Vendor References

USN-5366-1 - ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5366-1

CVEs related to QID 198732

CVE-2022-25308 | CVE-2022-25310 | CVE-2022-25309 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
USN-5366-1	Ubuntu Linux		ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5366-1

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