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 make
all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-3572-1: FreeType vulnerability
