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Mageia 2025-0099: freetype2 Security Advisory Updates

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Calendar Grey March 16, 2025
Scroller Mageia
MGASA-2025-0099 updates for freetype2 fix a critical security bug that allows arbitrary code execution on affected versions.
An out of bounds write exists in FreeType versions 2.13.0 and below when attempting to parse font subglyph structures related to TrueType GX and variable font files which may resul...

Summary

An out of bounds write exists in FreeType versions 2.13.0 and below when attempting to parse font subglyph structures related to TrueType GX and variable font files which may result in arbitrary code execution.

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34095

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/13/1

- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/issues/1322

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-27363

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update arbitrary code execution critical threat freetype out of bounds write Mageia

Resolution

SRPMS

- 9/core/freetype2-2.13.0-1.2.mga9

- 9/tainted/freetype2-2.13.0-1.2.mga9.tainted

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Publication date: 16 Mar 2025
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2025-0099.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2025-27363

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update arbitrary code execution critical threat freetype out of bounds write Mageia

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