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Unscored USN-4436-2 0 CVEs

librsvg regression

Published Jul 29, 2020 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

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)

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS librsvg 2.40.13-3ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS librsvg 2.40.20-2ubuntu0.2

References

  • report
    https://launchpad.net/bugs/1889206