FreeType: Multiple Vulnerabilities — GLSA 202402-06

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FreeType, the worst of which can lead to remote code execution.

Affected packages

media-libs/freetype on all architectures
Affected versions < 2.13.0
Unaffected versions >= 2.13.0

Background

FreeType is a high-quality and portable font engine.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FreeType. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All FreeType users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/freetype-2.13.0"
 

References

Release date
February 03, 2024

Latest revision
February 03, 2024: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
local and remote

Bugzilla entries