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openSUSE: 2021:2057-2 Critical: Freetype2 Memory Buffer Overflow Resolution

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Calendar Grey October 26, 2020
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
A critical update for openSUSE regarding libpng resolves a buffer underflow vulnerability, improving system stability.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description

This update for freetype2 fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2020-15999: fixed a heap buffer overflow found in the handling of

embedded PNG bitmaps (bsc#1177914).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update important heap overflow openSUSE freetype2 patch instructions

Patch

Patch 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 15.2:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-1744=1

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (i586 x86_64):

freetype2-debugsource-2.10.1-lp152.2.5.1

freetype2-devel-2.10.1-lp152.2.5.1

ft2demos-2.10.1-lp152.2.5.1

ftbench-2.10.1-lp152.2.5.1

ftdiff-2.10.1-lp152.2.5.1

ftdump-2.10.1-lp152.2.5.1

ftgamma-2.10.1-lp152.2.5.1

ftgrid-2.10.1-lp152.2.5.1

ftinspect-2.10.1-lp152.2.5.1

ftlint-2.10.1-lp152.2.5.1

ftmulti-2.10.1-lp152.2.5.1

ftstring-2.10.1-lp152.2.5.1

ftvalid-2.10.1-lp152.2.5.1

ftview-2.10.1-lp152.2.5.1

libfreetype6-2.10.1-lp152.2.5.1

libfreetype6-debuginfo-2.10.1-lp152.2.5.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (noarch):

freetype2-profile-tti35-2.10.1-lp152.2.5.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (x86_64):

freetype2-devel-32bit-2.10.1-lp152.2.5.1

libfreetype6-32bit-2.10.1-lp152.2.5.1

libfreetype6-32bit-debuginfo-2.10.1-lp152.2.5.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15999.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1177914

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:1744-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.2

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update important heap overflow openSUSE freetype2 patch instructions

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