This update for freetype2 to version 2.10.1 fixes the following issues:
Security issue fixed:
- CVE-2018-6942: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference within ttinerp.c
(bsc#1079603).
Non-security issues fixed:
- Update to version 2.10.1
* The bytecode hinting of OpenType variation fonts was flawed, since the
data in the `CVAR' table wasn't correctly applied.
* Auto-hinter support for Mongolian.
* The handling of the default character in PCF fonts as introduced in
version 2.10.0 was partially broken, causing premature abortion
of charmap iteration for many fonts.
* If `FT_Set_Named_Instance' was called with the same arguments
twice in a row, the function returned an incorrect error code the
second time.
* Direct rendering using FT_RASTER_FLAG_DIRECT crashed (bug
introduced in version 2.10.0).
* Increased precision while computing OpenType font variation
instances.
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Read the Full AdvisoryPatch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE Leap 15.1:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-704=1
- openSUSE Leap 15.1 (i586 x86_64):
freetype2-debugsource-2.10.1-lp151.4.3.1
freetype2-devel-2.10.1-lp151.4.3.1
libfreetype6-2.10.1-lp151.4.3.1
libfreetype6-debuginfo-2.10.1-lp151.4.3.1
- openSUSE Leap 15.1 (x86_64):
freetype2-devel-32bit-2.10.1-lp151.4.3.1
ft2demos-2.10.1-lp151.4.3.1
ftbench-2.10.1-lp151.4.3.1
ftdiff-2.10.1-lp151.4.3.1
ftdump-2.10.1-lp151.4.3.1
ftgamma-2.10.1-lp151.4.3.1
ftgrid-2.10.1-lp151.4.3.1
ftinspect-2.10.1-lp151.4.3.1
ftlint-2.10.1-lp151.4.3.1
ftmulti-2.10.1-lp151.4.3.1
ftstring-2.10.1-lp151.4.3.1
ftvalid-2.10.1-lp151.4.3.1
ftview-2.10.1-lp151.4.3.1
libfreetype6-32bit-2.10.1-lp151.4.3.1
libfreetype6-32bit-debuginfo-2.10.1-lp151.4.3.1
- openSUSE Leap 15.1 (noarch):
freetype2-profile-tti35-2.10.1-lp151.4.3.1
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6942.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1079603
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1091109
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