ALSA-2022:8340

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    ALSA-2022:8340

    Published: 15 Nov 2022Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Moderate: freetype security update

    Details: FreeType is a free, high-quality, portable font engine that can open and manage font files. FreeType loads, hints, and renders individual glyphs efficiently. Security Fix(es): * FreeType: Buffer overflow in sfnt_init_face (CVE-2022-27404) * FreeType: Segmentation violation via FNT_Size_Request (CVE-2022-27405) * Freetype: Segmentation violation via FT_Request_Size (CVE-2022-27406) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

    References: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8340, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-27404, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-27405, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-27406, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2077985, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2077989, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2077991, https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2022-8340.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: freetype

    Purl: pkg:rpm/almalinux/freetype

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.10.4-9.el9

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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