Amazon Linux 2023 Security Advisory: ALAS2023-2026-1486
Advisory Released Date: 2026-03-25
Advisory Updated Date: 2026-03-25
Severity:
Medium
Issue Overview:
An integer overflow in the tt_var_load_item_variation_store function of the Freetype library in versions 2.13.2 and 2.13.3 may allow for an out of bounds read operation when parsing HVAR/VVAR/MVAR tables in OpenType variable fonts. This issue is fixed in version 2.14.2. (CVE-2026-23865)
Affected Packages:
freetype
Issue Correction:
Run dnf update freetype --releasever 2023.10.20260316 or dnf update --advisory ALAS2023-2026-1486 --releasever 2023.10.20260316 to update your system.
More information on how to update your system can be found on this page: Amazon Linux 2023 documentation
New Packages:
aarch64:
freetype-debuginfo-2.13.2-5.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
freetype-demos-debuginfo-2.13.2-5.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
freetype-2.13.2-5.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
freetype-demos-2.13.2-5.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
freetype-debugsource-2.13.2-5.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
freetype-devel-2.13.2-5.amzn2023.0.2.aarch64
src:
freetype-2.13.2-5.amzn2023.0.2.src
x86_64:
freetype-demos-debuginfo-2.13.2-5.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
freetype-demos-2.13.2-5.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
freetype-debuginfo-2.13.2-5.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
freetype-2.13.2-5.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
freetype-devel-2.13.2-5.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64
freetype-debugsource-2.13.2-5.amzn2023.0.2.x86_64