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

FreeType could be made to expose sensitive information if if it opened a specially crafted font file.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4126-1 September 09, 2019 freetype vulnerability ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: FreeType could be made to expose sensitive information if 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 font files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information. 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 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.4 . Ubuntu Security Alert USN-4126-2: FreeType flaw risks confidential data exposure through manipulated font files.. FreeType, Ubuntu Update, Sensitive Data Exposure, Font File Vulnerability. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Sep 09, 2019 Ubuntu