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ALSA-2020:4952 Not scored

Important: freetype security update

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: Heap-based buffer overflow due to integer truncation in Load_SBit_Png (CVE-2020-15999) 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.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published November 5, 2020
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:8 freetype
AlmaLinux:8 freetype-devel

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities ALSA-2020:4952

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: Heap-based buffer overflow due to integer truncation in Load_SBit_Png (CVE-2020-15999) 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.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence