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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: USN-4126-1 Moderate: FreeType Information Exposure

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Calendar Grey September 9, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Alert USN-4126-2: FreeType flaw risks confidential data exposure through manipulated font files.
FreeType could be made to expose sensitive information if if it opened a specially crafted font file.

Summary

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue package update Ubuntu information exposure FreeType font file

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libfreetype6 2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.4 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4126-1

CVE-2015-9383

September 09, 2019

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue package update Ubuntu information exposure FreeType font file

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.4

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