USN-3282-2: FreeType vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3282-2
16th May, 2017
FreeType vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
FreeType could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially
crafted font file.
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, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
libfreetype6
2.4.8-1ubuntu2.6
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 make
all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-3282-2: FreeType vulnerabilities
