Risk Scores
CVSS v3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | Cairo |
Timeline
- Apr 7, 2026 CVE Published
- Apr 7, 2026 Distribution Patch
=========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2026.3250 USN-8140-1: Cairo vulnerabilities 7 April 2026 =========================================================================== AUSCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Cairo Publisher: Ubuntu Operating System: Ubuntu Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2017-9814 CVE-2019-6461 CVE-2019-6462 CVE-2020-35492 Original Bulletin: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8140-1 Comment: CVSS (Max): 7.8 CVE-2020-35492 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVSS Source: Ubuntu Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H EPSS (Max): 0.4% (57th) CVE-2017-9814 2026-04-02 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- USN-8140-1: Cairo vulnerabilities Publication date 2 April 2026 Overview Several security issues were fixed in Cairo. Releases 22.04 LTS 20.04 LTS 18.04 LTS 16.04 LTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Open side navigation Packages o cairo - Cairo 2D vector graphics library performance utilities Details Alberto Garcia, Francisco Oca and Suleman Ali discovered that Cairo did not properly manage memory. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Cairo to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. ( CVE-2017-9814 ) It was discovered that Cairo incorrectly handled certain angle values when drawing arcs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Cairo to crash, resulting in a denial of service. ( CVE-2019-6461 ) It was discovered that Cairo incorrectly handled certain calculations when drawing arcs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Cairo to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. ( CVE-2019-6462 ) Stephan Bergmann discovered that Cairo incorrectly managed memory during image composition. An attacker could use this issue to cause Cairo to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. ( CVE-2020-35492 ) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu Package Version Release 22.04 LTS cairo-perf-utils - 1.16.0-5ubuntu2.1 jammy libcairo2 - 1.16.0-5ubuntu2.1 cairo-perf-utils - 1.16.0-4ubuntu1+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available 20.04 LTS with Ubuntu Pro . focal libcairo2 - 1.16.0-4ubuntu1+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro . cairo-perf-utils - 1.15.10-2ubuntu0.1+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix 18.04 LTS available with Ubuntu Pro . bionic libcairo2 - 1.15.10-2ubuntu0.1+esm1 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro . cairo-perf-utils - 1.14.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 Ubuntu Pro Fix available 16.04 LTS with Ubuntu Pro . xenial libcairo2 - 1.14.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro . --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References o CVE-2020-35492 o CVE-2019-6462 o CVE-2019-6461 o CVE-2017-9814 Related notices o USN-5407-1 - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT---------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AUSCERT. 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| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | Cairo |