FreeType: Multiple Vulnerabilities — GLSA 202608-02

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FreeType, one of which includes information leak.

Affected packages

media-libs/freetype on all architectures
Affected versions < 2.14.3
Unaffected versions >= 2.14.3

Background

FreeType is a software font engine that is designed to be small, efficient, highly customizable, and portable while capable of producing high-quality output (glyph images).

Description

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

Impact

One of the possible outcomes allows for an out-of-bounds read. 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-2.14.3"
 

References

Release date
August 12, 2026

Latest revision
August 12, 2026: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
remote

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