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RedHat: RHSA-2020-1921-01 Moderate: FontForge Out-Of-Bounds Issue

An update for fontforge is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 ==================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: fontforge security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:1921-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1921 Issue date: 2020-04-28 CVE Names: CVE-2020-5395 ==================================================================== 1. Summary: An update for fontforge is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64 3. Description: FontForge is a font editor for outline and bitmap fonts. It supports a range of font formats, including PostScript (ASCII and binary Type 1, some Type 3 and Type 0), TrueType, OpenType (Type2) and CID-keyed fonts. Security Fix(es): * fontforge: out-of-bounds write in SFD_GetFontMetaData function in sfd.c (CVE-2020-5395) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Release Notes linked from the References section. 4. Solution: For details on how to apply this update, which includes thechanges described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 1790041 - CVE-2020-5395 fontforge: out-of-bounds write in SFD_GetFontMetaData function in sfd.c 6. Package List: Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8): Source: fontforge-20170731-14.el8.src.rpm aarch64: fontforge-20170731-14.el8.aarch64.rpm fontforge-debuginfo-20170731-14.el8.aarch64.rpm fontforge-debugsource-20170731-14.el8.aarch64.rpm ppc64le: fontforge-20170731-14.el8.ppc64le.rpm fontforge-debuginfo-20170731-14.el8.ppc64le.rpm fontforge-debugsource-20170731-14.el8.ppc64le.rpm s390x: fontforge-20170731-14.el8.s390x.rpm fontforge-debuginfo-20170731-14.el8.s390x.rpm fontforge-debugsource-20170731-14.el8.s390x.rpm x86_64: fontforge-20170731-14.el8.i686.rpm fontforge-20170731-14.el8.x86_64.rpm fontforge-debuginfo-20170731-14.el8.i686.rpm fontforge-debuginfo-20170731-14.el8.x86_64.rpm fontforge-debugsource-20170731-14.el8.i686.rpm fontforge-debugsource-20170731-14.el8.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/ 7. References: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-5395 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/8.2_release_notes/index 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPGv1 iQIVAwUBXqhWOtzjgjWX9erEAQiQKw//V+++nQMCzddGwvH0vq5lBaiNX+fYdY6S yhGjGdna/j8HxS46Ggeg11J45pnEr1pkQnQHB5K9c2rXwLjbZYb3VQBHn2qjJH+G w6v0Nxp/W6l0kPUEZYAHfdL7CNIV2q1NQ6sZKOS7RZv8qRM8356SzQF8XRgJi9Nx tWo5QP2QVGTsIYPjcUr7AEWD/W5JzBOwoyenMbWmLdSt/YGaZuYsmtOsftU4450a 41esSmkqLkv1A4CxxcVvKjB1NGKaCcjCJDY5cCLKR5emwqWzCKeah8gapim/2E5E zvgmtf40SOI8pspbUPZ6Qy4dkdXQr6VUSPP20XTDhuF/AWecTuX5D7f1X6tm1IE3 uo/ICiTfL/4ZoUCKbN6FvdTiHBBA8uf8oMIsaCoQuzfuh0FpEIJKInMnMLLLNMKI dbBZyy/j4F6f/kUyZZBgoiDg+KU2K6zyoROiV2FPHGLEIA385p3CL8+WP8GdiNKu trMpbSSQnQI/3e2BOKrg7tfx8LTL3NoZUJVTyOxGLcq6vyZz2b+4bVXT5HefXnlv yPqKQufhta6kNOQ6MObmqzFJBHCudEiS8K6K4X3oIu/BOhDrDATkYgkdA9MEWMo4 eOogN5Gsw7SstEsiquTEcjvNmULLGP3uNvQW0nUesDexR8ZsE8DLiBxDZosvXylp uClspjhhxUY=OzBS -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- RHSA-announce mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Update your FontForge on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 to address a moderate-severity vulnerability that might compromise system integrity and security. fontforge Security Update, Red Hat Advisory, Linux Updates, Enterprise Security, Security Fixes. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Apr 28, 2020 •Important Red Hat