Several security issues were fixed in FreeType.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2739-1 September 10, 2015 freetype vulnerabilities ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 15.04 - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in FreeType. Software Description: - freetype: FreeType 2 is a font engine library Details: It was discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle 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 hang, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly expose uninitialized memory. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.04: libfreetype6 2.5.2-2ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libfreetype6 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libfreetype6 2.4.8-1ubuntu2.3 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2739-1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/+bug/1449225, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/+bug/1492124 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.5.2-2ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.4.8-1ubuntu2.3 . =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-. security, freetype, ====================================================. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team
FreeType could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1686-1 January 14, 2013 freetype vulnerabilities ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 11.10 - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Summary: FreeType could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - freetype: FreeType 2 is a font engine library Details: Mateusz Jurczyk discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed BDF 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 with user privileges. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.10: libfreetype6 2.4.10-0ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libfreetype6 2.4.8-1ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 11.10: libfreetype6 2.4.4-2ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libfreetype6 2.3.11-1ubuntu2.7 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: libfreetype6 2.3.5-1ubuntu4.8.04.10 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1686-1 CVE-2012-5668, CVE-2012-5669, CVE-2012-5670 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.4.10-0ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.4.8-1ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.4.4-2ubuntu1.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.3.11-1ubuntu2.7 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.3.5-1ubuntu4.8.04.10 .Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1687-2 highlights vulnerabilities in libjpeg that pose risks of system crashes or the execution of malicious applications.. FreeType Security, Ubuntu Vulnerabilities, Arbitrary Code Risks, Crash Issues, Malformed BDF Handling. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
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