
USN-3572-1: FreeType vulnerability
USN-3572-1: FreeType vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3572-1 14th February, 2018 freetype vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 17.10 Summary FreeType could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file. Software description freetype – FreeType 2 is a font engine library Details It was discovered that FreeType incorrectly handled certain files.An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 17.10: libfreetype6 2.8-0.2ubuntu2.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. After a standard system update you need to restart your session to makeall the necessary changes. References CVE-2018-6942 Source: USN-3572-1: FreeType vulnerability