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SUSE: 2020:0118-1 Moderate: Fontforge Heap Overflow And Use-After-Free

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Calendar Grey January 16, 2020
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE has released a security update for fontforge addressing two moderate vulnerabilities along with suggested patching guidelines.
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for fontforge fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-5395: Fixed a use-after-free in SFD_GetFontMetaData() (bsc#1160220). - CVE-2020-5496: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in Type2NotDefSplines() (bsc#1160236). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE 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: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-OBS-15-SP1-2020-118=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): fontforge-20170731-4.3.2 fontforge-debuginfo-20170731-4.3.2

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate heap overflow use-after-free fontforge

References

#1160220 #1160236

Cross- CVE-2020-5395 CVE-2020-5496

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-5395.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-5496.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1160220

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1160236

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:0118-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate heap overflow use-after-free fontforge

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