Ubuntu 23.04: USN-6062-1 Critical FreeType Arbitrary Code Execute

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May 9, 2023

FreeType could be made to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code if it opened a specially crafted font file.

Summary

FreeType could be made to crash or possibly execute arbitrary

code if it opened a specially crafted font file.

Software Description:

- freetype: FreeType 2 is a font engine library

Details:

It was discovered that FreeType incorrectly handled certain malformed

font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font

file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash, or possibly execute

arbitrary code.

Topics Covered

security advisory critical remote code execution arbitrary code ubuntu freetype font issue

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.04:
  libfreetype6                    2.12.1+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.10:
  libfreetype6                    2.12.1+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  libfreetype6                    2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  libfreetype6                    2.10.1-2ubuntu0.3

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