=========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3063-1 August 17, 2016 fontconfig vulnerability =========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Fontconfig be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - fontconfig: generic font configuration library Details: Tobias Stoeckmann discovered that Fontconfig incorrectly handled cache files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue with a specially crafted cache file to elevate privileges. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: fontconfig 2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1 libfontconfig1 2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: fontconfig 2.11.0-0ubuntu4.2 libfontconfig1 2.11.0-0ubuntu4.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: fontconfig 2.8.0-3ubuntu9.2 libfontconfig1 2.8.0-3ubuntu9.2 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3063-1 CVE-2016-5384 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fontconfig/2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fontconfig/2.11.0-0ubuntu4.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fontconfig/2.8.0-3ubuntu9.2