Description
cairo 1.16.0, in cairo_ft_apply_variations() in cairo-ft-font.c, would free memory using a free function incompatible with WebKit's fastMalloc, leading to an application crash with a "free(): invalid pointer" error.
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 | cairo | 1.16.0-4 | — |
| Debian 13 | cairo | 1.16.0-4 | — |
| Debian 12 | cairo | 1.16.0-4 | — |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | cairo | 1.16.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | cairo | 1.16.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | cairo | 1.16.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | cairo | 1.16.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | cairo | 1.16.0-r1 | — |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | cairo | 1.16.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | cairo | 1.16.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | cairo | 1.16.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | cairo | 1.16.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | cairo | 1.16.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | cairo | 1.16.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | cairo | 1.16.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.12 | cairo | 1.16.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.11 | cairo | 1.16.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.10 | cairo | 1.16.0-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.9 | cairo | 1.16.0-r1 | — |