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openSUSE: 2025:0998-1 important: freetype2 out-of-bounds write issue

opensuse
Calendar Grey March 25, 2025
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Critical enhancement for freetype2 addresses CVE-2025-27363, affecting multiple SUSE solutions and reinforcing security measures.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description

This update for freetype2 fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2025-27363: Fixed out-of-bounds write when attempting to parse font

subglyph structures related to TrueType GX and variable font files

(bsc#1239465).

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Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 15.6

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-998=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-998=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-998=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-998=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-998=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2025-998=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-998=1

* Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP6-2025-998=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3

zypper in -t patch...

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Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* ftinspect-2.10.4-150000.4.18.1

* ftstring-2.10.4-150000.4.18.1

* ftgamma-2.10.4-150000.4.18.1

* freetype2-devel-2.10.4-150000.4.18.1

* libfreetype6-2.10.4-150000.4.18.1

* ftdiff-2.10.4-150000.4.18.1

* ftmulti-2.10.4-150000.4.18.1

* ftvalid-2.10.4-150000.4.18.1

* ftview-2.10.4-150000.4.18.1

* freetype2-debugsource-2.10.4-150000.4.18.1

* ftdump-2.10.4-150000.4.18.1

* libfreetype6-debuginfo-2.10.4-150000.4.18.1

* ftbench-2.10.4-150000.4.18.1

* ftlint-2.10.4-150000.4.18.1

* ftgrid-2.10.4-150000.4.18.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)

* libfreetype6-32bit-debuginfo-2.10.4-150000.4.18.1

* libfreetype6-32bit-2.10.4-150000.4.18.1

* freetype2-devel-32bit-2.10.4-150000.4.18.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)

* freetype2-profile-tti35-2.10.4-150000.4.18.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 nosrc)

* ft2demos-2.10.4-150000.4.18.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)

* libfreetype6-2.10.4-150000.4.18.1

*...

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References

* bsc#1239465

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-27363.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1239465

Severity
important
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Critical

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0998-1
Release Date: 2025-03-25T02:08:14Z
Affected Products: * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 * SUSE Manager Server 4.3

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