Debian: DLA-2415-1 Critical Freetype Buffer Overflow Advisory

Sergei Glazunov discovered a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in
the handling of embedded PNG bitmaps in FreeType. Opening malformed fonts
may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.


For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
2.6.3-3.2+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your freetype packages.

For the detailed security status of freetype please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/freetype

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS