1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2149-1

USN-2149-1: librsvg vulnerability

Publication date

17 March 2014

Overview

Librsvg could be made to expose sensitive information.

Releases

Packages

  • librsvg - renderer library for SVG files

Details

It was discovered that librsvg would load XML external entities by default.
If a user were tricked into viewing a specially crafted SVG file, an
attacker could possibly obtain access to arbitrary files.

It was discovered that librsvg would load XML external entities by default.
If a user were tricked into viewing a specially crafted SVG file, an
attacker could possibly obtain access to arbitrary files.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
13.10 saucy librsvg2-2 –  2.36.4-2ubuntu0.1
12.10 quantal librsvg2-2 –  2.36.3-0ubuntu1.1
12.04 precise librsvg2-2 –  2.36.1-0ubuntu1.1

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