Security update for fontforge

SUSE Security Update: Security update for fontforge
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:0118-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1160220 #1160236
Cross-References:CVE-2020-5395 CVE-2020-5496
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1

An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

This update for fontforge fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-5395: Fixed a use-after-free in SFD_GetFontMetaData() (bsc#1160220).
  • CVE-2020-5496: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in Type2NotDefSplines() (bsc#1160236).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-OBS-15-SP1-2020-118=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
    • fontforge-20170731-4.3.2
    • fontforge-debuginfo-20170731-4.3.2
    • fontforge-debugsource-20170731-4.3.2
    • fontforge-devel-20170731-4.3.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1 (noarch):
    • fontforge-doc-20170731-4.3.2

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