usn-7352-2
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2025-03-17 14:23
Modified
2026-06-25 10:46
Summary
freetype vulnerabilities
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)

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