MGASA-2018-0140

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    MGASA-2018-0140

    Published: 24 Feb 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-6942

    Summary: Updated freetype2 packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: An issue was discovered in FreeType 2 through 2.9. A NULL pointer dereference in the Ins_GETVARIATION() function within ttinterp.c could lead to DoS via a crafted font file (CVE-2018-6942).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0140.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22611, https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3572-1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: freetype2

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/freetype2?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.7.1-2.2.mga6

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
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