========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7352-2 March 17, 2025
freetype vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in FreeType. Software Description: - freetype: FreeType 2 is a font engine library Details: USN-7352-1 fixed a vulnerability in FreeType. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update also fixes an additional vulnerability in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Original advisory 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. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-27363) Additional advisory details: It was discovered that FreeType incorrectly handled certain memory operations during typical execution. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FreeType to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-27406) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libfreetype6 2.8.1-2ubuntu2.2+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libfreetype6 2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.5+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 14.04 LTS libfreetype6 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.8+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7352-2 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7352-1 CVE-2022-27406, CVE-2025-27363
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