=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3282-2 May 16, 2017 FreeType vulnerabilities ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: FreeType could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted font file. Software Description: - freetype: FreeType 2 is a font engine library Details: It was discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libfreetype6 2.4.8-1ubuntu2.6 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3282-2 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3282-1 CVE-2017-8105, CVE-2017-8287 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.4.8-1ubuntu2.6
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libfreetype6 2.4.8-1ubuntu2.6 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3282-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3282-1
CVE-2017-8105, CVE-2017-8287
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.4.8-1ubuntu2.6
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