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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842647
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2902-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'graphite2' package(s) announced via the USN-2902-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'graphite2' package(s) announced via the USN-2902-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Yves Younan discovered that graphite2 incorrectly handled certain malformed
fonts. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially-
crafted font file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause
graphite2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.

Affected Software/OS:
'graphite2' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 15.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
9.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-1521
BugTraq ID: 82991
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82991
Debian Security Information: DSA-3479 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3479
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184623.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177520.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-35
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-63
http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/02/vulnerability-spotlight-libgraphite.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:0197
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0197.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:0258
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0258.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:0594
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0594.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:0779 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00052.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0791 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00058.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0875 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00088.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2902-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-1522
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-1523
Debian Security Information: DSA-3477 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3477
Debian Security Information: DSA-3491 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3491
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035017
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:0554 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00053.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:0564 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00055.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2904-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-1526
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:0695
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0695.html
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