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SUSE freetype2 Moderate Update Integer Overflow Out-of-Bounds Read 22750-1

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Calendar Grey July 22, 2026
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An update for freetype2 addresses two vulnerabilities, improving security in SUSE Linux Micro.
SUSE released a security update for freetype2 to address two vulnerabilities, including an integer overflow and an out-of-bounds read, available for SUSE Linux Micro 6.2.

Summary

## This update for freetype2 fixes the following issues * Update to version 2.14.3 * CVE-2026-23865: Integer overflow in the tt_var_load_item_variation_store function (bsc#1259118). * CVE-2026-50811: out-of-bounds read vulnerabilityin src/truetype/ttgxvar.c in the TT_Get_Var_Design implementation used by FT_Get_Var_Design_Coordinates (bsc#1271045). ## 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: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SL-Micro-6.2-1276=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * libfreetype6-debuginfo-2.14.3-160000.1.1 * libfreetype6-2.14.3-160000.1.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SuSE integer overflow out-of-bounds read freetype2

References

* bsc#1252148

* bsc#1259118

* bsc#1271045

Cross-

* CVE-2026-23865

* CVE-2026-50811

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-23865 ( SUSE ): 4.6

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2026-23865 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

* CVE-2026-23865 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

* CVE-2026-50811 ( SUSE ): 6.8

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2026-50811 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

* CVE-2026-50811 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Micro 6.2

An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one fix can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23865.html

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:22750-1
Release Date: 2026-07-16T18:45:28Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SuSE integer overflow out-of-bounds read freetype2

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