ALAS2-2023-1909

Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2023-1909
Advisory Release Date: 2023-01-18 00:16 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2023-01-20 23:04 Pacific
Severity: Medium
Issue Overview:

A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in Freetype's sfnt_init_face() function in the sfobjs.c file. The vulnerability occurs when creating a face with a strange file and invalid index. This flaw allows an attacker to read and modify a small amount of memory, causing the application to crash. (CVE-2022-27404)

A segmentation fault was found in the FreeType library. This flaw allows an attacker to attempt access to a memory location in a way that could cause an application to halt or crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2022-27405)

A segmentation fault was found in FreeType's FT_Request_Size() function in the ftobjs.c file. This flaw allows an attacker to access a memory location in a way that could cause an application to halt or crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2022-27406)


Affected Packages:

freetype


Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.


Issue Correction:
Run yum update freetype to update your system.

New Packages:
aarch64:
    freetype-2.8-14.amzn2.1.1.aarch64
    freetype-demos-2.8-14.amzn2.1.1.aarch64
    freetype-devel-2.8-14.amzn2.1.1.aarch64
    freetype-debuginfo-2.8-14.amzn2.1.1.aarch64

i686:
    freetype-2.8-14.amzn2.1.1.i686
    freetype-demos-2.8-14.amzn2.1.1.i686
    freetype-devel-2.8-14.amzn2.1.1.i686
    freetype-debuginfo-2.8-14.amzn2.1.1.i686

src:
    freetype-2.8-14.amzn2.1.1.src

x86_64:
    freetype-2.8-14.amzn2.1.1.x86_64
    freetype-demos-2.8-14.amzn2.1.1.x86_64
    freetype-devel-2.8-14.amzn2.1.1.x86_64
    freetype-debuginfo-2.8-14.amzn2.1.1.x86_64

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2022-27404, CVE-2022-27405, CVE-2022-27406

Mitre: CVE-2022-27404, CVE-2022-27405, CVE-2022-27406