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[SECURITY] [DSA 3839-1] freetype security update

Posted on 28 April 2017
Debian Security Advisory

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3839-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
April 28, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : freetype
CVE ID : CVE-2016-10244 CVE-2017-8105 CVE-2017-8287
Debian Bug : 856971 861220 861308

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Freetype. Opening malformed
fonts may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary
code.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.5.2-3+deb8u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your freetype packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

 

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