CVE-2018-19876 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-19876: 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.

Affects 8 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-19876 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

cairo→ fixed in1.16.0-4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y cairo
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

cairo→ fixed in1.16.0-4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y cairo
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

cairo→ fixed in1.16.0-4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y cairo
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

cairo→ fixed in1.16.0-r1
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade cairo
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

cairo→ fixed in1.16.0-r1
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade cairo
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

cairo→ fixed in1.16.0-r1
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade cairo
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

cairo→ fixed in1.16.0-r1
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade cairo
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

cairo→ fixed in1.16.0-r1
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade cairo
```

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