1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-7352-1

USN-7352-1: FreeType vulnerability

Publication date

17 March 2025

Overview

FreeType could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted font file.

Releases

Packages

  • freetype - FreeType 2 is a font engine library

Details

It was discovered that FreeType incorrectly handled certain memory
operations when parsing font subglyph structures. A remote attacker could
use this issue to cause FreeType to crash, resulting in a denial of
service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that FreeType incorrectly handled certain memory
operations when parsing font subglyph structures. A remote attacker could
use this issue to cause FreeType to crash, resulting in a denial of
service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.04 jammy libfreetype6 –  2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.3
20.04 focal libfreetype6 –  2.10.1-2ubuntu0.4

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