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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: USN-4126-2 Moderate: FreeType Information Disclosure

FreeType could be made to expose sensitive information if it opened a specially crafted font file.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4126-2 September 09, 2019 freetype vulnerabilities ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 ESM - Ubuntu 12.04 ESM Summary: FreeType could be made to expose sensitive information if it opened a specially crafted font file. Software Description: - freetype: FreeType 2 is a font engine library Details: USN-4126-1 fixed a vulnerability in FreeType. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. It was discovered that FreeType incorrectly handled certain font files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information. (CVE-2015-9381, CVE-2015-9382) Original advisory details: It was discovered that FreeType incorrectly handled certain font files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information. (CVE-2015-9383) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: libfreetype6 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.8+esm1 Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: libfreetype6 2.4.8-1ubuntu2.7 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4126-2 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4126-1 CVE-2015-9381, CVE-2015-9382, CVE-2015-9383 . Ubuntu Security Alert USN-4126-2 deals with FreeType flaws that may compromise confidential information.. FreeType Exploitation, Information Disclosure, Ubuntu Security Notice. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Sep 09, 2019 Ubuntu