USN-6178-1: SVG++ library vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 22.10
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM

Packages

• svgpp - SVG-framework with parsers for various syntaxes and adapters.

Details

It was discovered that in SVG++ library that the demo application incorrectly
managed memory resulting in a memory access violation
under certain circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to leak memory information or run a denial of service attack.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-6246)

It was discovered that in SVG++ library that the demo application
incorrectly handled null pointers under certain circumstances.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
denial of service, leak memory information or manipulate
program execution flow. (CVE-2021-44960)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 22.10

• libsvgpp-dev - 1.3.0+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.22.10.1

Ubuntu 22.04

• libsvgpp-dev - 1.3.0+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.22.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04

• libsvgpp-dev - 1.2.3+dfsg1-3ubuntu1+esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

References

• CVE-2019-6246
• CVE-2021-44960