# CVE-2019-1010238: pango: Pango is a library for laying out and rendering of text, with an emphasis on internationalization

CVE-2019-1010238 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2019:2582, released August 29, 2019. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-1010238
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 9.8 (Important)
- EPSS: 0.0627
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Aug 29, 2019

## Description

Pango is a library for laying out and rendering of text, with an emphasis on internationalization. Pango forms the core of text and font handling for the GTK+ widget toolkit.  Security Fix(es):  * pango: pango_log2vis_get_embedding_levels() heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2019-1010238)  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | pango RHEL 8 | 0:1.42.4-5.el8_0 | [RHSA-2019:2582](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2019-2582.md) | Aug 29, 2019 |
| Linux | pango ol 8 | 0:1.42.4-5.el8_0 | [ELSA-2019-2582](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2019-2582.md) | Aug 29, 2019 |
| Linux | pango-devel RHEL 8 | 0:1.42.4-5.el8_0 | [RHSA-2019:2582](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2019-2582.md) | Aug 29, 2019 |
| Linux | pango-devel ol 8 | 0:1.42.4-5.el8_0 | [ELSA-2019-2582](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2019-2582.md) | Aug 29, 2019 |

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