Description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in HarfBuzz before 1.0.6, as used in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.82, allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other impact via crafted data, as demonstrated by a buffer over-read resulting from an inverted length check in hb-ot-font.cc, a different issue than CVE-2015-8947.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | harfbuzz | 1.2.6-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | harfbuzz | 1.2.6-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | harfbuzz | 1.2.6-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | chromium-browser | 48.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.1222 | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | harfbuzz | 1.0.1-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-3067-1 |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | oxide-qt | 1.12.5-0ubuntu1 | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | chromium-browser | 48.0.2564.116-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1111 | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | harfbuzz | 0.9.27-1ubuntu1.1 | USN-3067-1 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | oxide-qt | 1.12.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | USN-2877-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | chromium-browser | 48.0.2564.82-1.el6 | RHSA-2016:0072 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP3 | libixion | 0.12.1-13.2.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:2315-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | libmwaw | 0.3.11-7.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:2315-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | liborcus | 0.12.1-10.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:2315-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | libreoffice | 5.3.5.2-43.5.4 | SUSE-SU-2017:2315-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | libstaroffice | 0.0.3-4.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:2315-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | libzmf | 0.0.1-4.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:2315-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | myspell-dictionaries | 20170511-16.2.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:2315-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | libixion +1 | 0.12.1-12.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1821-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | libmwaw | 0.3.11-9.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1821-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | libreoffice | 5.3.3.2-40.5.9 | SUSE-SU-2017:1821-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | libstaroffice | 0.0.3-2.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1821-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | libzmf | 0.0.1-2.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1821-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | myspell-dictionaries | 20170511-15.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1821-1 |
Advisories 5
- RHSA-2016:0072 Red Hat Security Advisory: chromium-browser security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- USN-3067-1 harfbuzz vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- USN-2877-1 oxide-qt vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2017:2315-1 Security update for libreoffice SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2017:1821-1 Security update for libreoffice SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=544270
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=579625
- RHSA-2016:0072 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201701-76 vendor-advisory
- USN-2877-1 vendor-advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/01/stable-channel-update_20.html
- 1034801 vdb-entry
- 81812 vdb-entry
- https://github.com/behdad/harfbuzz/issues/139#issuecomment-148289957
- USN-3067-1 vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/behdad/harfbuzz/commit/63ef0b41dc48d6112d1918c1b1de9de8ea90adb5
- openSUSE-SU-2016:2082 vendor-advisory