USN-6708-1: Graphviz vulnerability

Publication date

21 March 2024

Overview

Graphviz could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted config6a file.


Packages

  • graphviz - rich set of graph drawing tools

Details

It was discovered that Graphviz incorrectly handled certain config6a files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

It was discovered that Graphviz incorrectly handled certain config6a files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will 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
22.04 LTS jammy graphviz –  2.42.2-6ubuntu0.1~esm1  
20.04 LTS focal graphviz –  2.42.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2  
18.04 LTS bionic graphviz –  2.40.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm2  
16.04 LTS xenial graphviz –  2.38.0-12ubuntu2.1+esm2  
14.04 LTS trusty graphviz –  2.36.0-0ubuntu3.2+esm2  

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