usn-4436-2
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2020-07-29 12:43
Modified
2026-04-22 07:36
Summary
librsvg regression
Details

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.

Original advisory details:

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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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "USN-4436-1 fixed a vulnerability in librsvg. The upstream fix caused a\nregression when parsing certain SVG files. This update backs out the fix\npending further investigation.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that librsvg incorrectly handled parsing certain SVG\n files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause librsvg to\n crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu\n 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-11464)\n \n It was discovered that librsvg incorrectly handled parsing certain SVG\n files with nested patterns. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue\n to cause librsvg to consume resources and crash, resulting in a denial of\n service. (CVE-2019-20446)\n",
  "id": "USN-4436-2",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:39Z",
  "published": "2020-07-29T12:43:59Z",
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      "url": "https://launchpad.net/bugs/1889206"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "librsvg regression",
  "upstream": []
}



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