Security update for freetype2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0960-1
Release Date: 2025-03-19T18:34:12Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-27363 ( SUSE ): 9.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-27363 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-27363 ( NVD ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for freetype2 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-27363: Fixed out-of-bounds write when attempting to parse font subglyph structures related to TrueType GX and variable font files (bsc#1239465).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-960=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-960=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • freetype2-devel-2.6.3-7.21.1
    • libfreetype6-32bit-2.6.3-7.21.1
    • libfreetype6-debuginfo-2.6.3-7.21.1
    • libfreetype6-debuginfo-32bit-2.6.3-7.21.1
    • libfreetype6-2.6.3-7.21.1
    • freetype2-debugsource-2.6.3-7.21.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (nosrc x86_64)
    • ft2demos-2.6.3-7.21.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libfreetype6-debuginfo-2.6.3-7.21.1
    • freetype2-devel-2.6.3-7.21.1
    • libfreetype6-2.6.3-7.21.1
    • freetype2-debugsource-2.6.3-7.21.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 nosrc)
    • ft2demos-2.6.3-7.21.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (s390x x86_64)
    • libfreetype6-32bit-2.6.3-7.21.1
    • libfreetype6-debuginfo-32bit-2.6.3-7.21.1

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