Ubuntu alert USN-7352-2 (freetype)

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John Breton <john.breton@canonical.com>
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ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
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[USN-7352-2] FreeType vulnerabilities
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Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:21:23 -0400
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7352-2
March 17, 2025

freetype vulnerabilities
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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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