========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7352-1 March 17, 2025
freetype vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: FreeType could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted font file. Software Description: - freetype: FreeType 2 is a font engine library Details: It was discovered that FreeType incorrectly handled certain memory operations when parsing font subglyph structures. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause FreeType to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libfreetype6 2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS libfreetype6 2.10.1-2ubuntu0.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7352-1 CVE-2025-27363 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.10.1-2ubuntu0.4
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