ALSA-2025:3421

Source
https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2025-3421.html
Import Source
https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2025:3421.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALSA-2025:3421
Related
Published
2025-03-31T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-04-01T07:12:12Z
Summary
Important: freetype security update
Details

FreeType is a free, high-quality, portable font engine that can open and manage font files. FreeType loads, hints, and renders individual glyphs efficiently.

Security Fix(es):

  • freetype: OOB write when attempting to parse font subglyph structures related to TrueType GX and variable font files (CVE-2025-27363)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:8 / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:rpm/almalinux/freetype

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.1-10.el8_10

AlmaLinux:8 / freetype-devel

Package

Name
freetype-devel
Purl
pkg:rpm/almalinux/freetype-devel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.1-10.el8_10