CVE-2019-19308 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2019-19308: In text_to_glyphs in sushi-font-widget.c in gnome-font-viewer 3.34.0, there is a NULL pointer dereference while parsing a TTF font file that lacks a name section (due to a g_strconcat call that returns NULL).

Affects 3 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2019-19308 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gnome-font-viewer→ fixed in3.34.0-2urgency: unimportant

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gnome-font-viewer

gnome-sushi→ fixed in3.38.0-1urgency: unimportant

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gnome-sushi

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gnome-font-viewer→ fixed in3.34.0-2urgency: unimportant

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gnome-font-viewer

gnome-sushi→ fixed in3.38.0-1urgency: unimportant

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gnome-sushi

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gnome-font-viewer→ fixed in3.34.0-2urgency: unimportant

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gnome-font-viewer

gnome-sushi→ fixed in3.38.0-1urgency: unimportant

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gnome-sushi

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