USN-3063-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3063-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3063-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3063-1
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Published
2016-08-17T16:53:35.635442Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:36:06Z
Summary
fontconfig vulnerability
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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / fontconfig

Package

Name
fontconfig
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/fontconfig@2.11.0-0ubuntu4.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.11.0-0ubuntu4.2

Affected versions

2.*

2.10.93-0ubuntu1
2.11.0-0ubuntu1
2.11.0-0ubuntu2
2.11.0-0ubuntu3
2.11.0-0ubuntu4
2.11.0-0ubuntu4.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.11.0-0ubuntu4.2",
            "binary_name": "fontconfig"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.11.0-0ubuntu4.2",
            "binary_name": "fontconfig-config"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.11.0-0ubuntu4.2",
            "binary_name": "libfontconfig1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.11.0-0ubuntu4.2",
            "binary_name": "libfontconfig1-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / fontconfig

Package

Name
fontconfig
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/fontconfig@2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.11.1-0ubuntu6
2.11.1-0ubuntu7
2.11.1-0ubuntu8
2.11.1-0ubuntu9
2.11.94-0ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "fontconfig"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "fontconfig-config"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libfontconfig1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libfontconfig1-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}