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Ubuntu alert USN-1267-1 (freetype)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1267-1 November 18, 2011 freetype vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 11.10 - Ubuntu 11.04 - Ubuntu 10.10 - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Summary: FreeType could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted font file. Software Description: - freetype: FreeType 2 is a font engine library Details: It was discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed Type 1 font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2011-3256) It was discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed CID-keyed PostScript font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2011-3439) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.10: libfreetype6 2.4.4-2ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 11.04: libfreetype6 2.4.4-1ubuntu2.2 Ubuntu 10.10: libfreetype6 2.4.2-2ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libfreetype6 2.3.11-1ubuntu2.5 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: libfreetype6 2.3.5-1ubuntu4.8.04.7 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1267-1 CVE-2011-3256, CVE-2011-3439 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.4.4-2ubun... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.4.4-1ubun... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.4.2-2ubun... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.3.11-1ubu... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.3.5-1ubun... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security... (Log in to post comments)
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