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Ubuntu 16.04: 5453-1 Critical: FreeType Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey May 30, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Security flaws in FreeType on Ubuntu 16.04 may result in system crashes while processing font data. Urgent patch available!
FreeType could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

FreeType could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- freetype: FreeType 2 is a font engine library

Details:

It was discovered that FreeType incorrectly handled certain font files.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu freetype

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
   libfreetype6                    2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.5+esm1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5453-1

CVE-2022-27406

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May 30, 2022

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security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu freetype

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