========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3572-1 February 14, 2018
freetype vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 17.10 Summary: FreeType could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - freetype: FreeType 2 is a font engine library Details: It was discovered that FreeType incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.10: libfreetype6 2.8-0.2ubuntu2.1 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes. References: https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3572-1 CVE-2018-6942 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.8-0.2ubuntu2.1
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