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ALSA-2022:8340 Not scored

Moderate: 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: Buffer overflow in sfnt_init_face (CVE-2022-27404) * FreeType: Segmentation violation via FNT_Size_Request (CVE-2022-27405) * Freetype: Segmentation violation via FT_Request_Size (CVE-2022-27406) 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. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published November 15, 2022
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:9 freetype
AlmaLinux:9 freetype-devel

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities ALSA-2022:8340

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: Buffer overflow in sfnt_init_face (CVE-2022-27404) * FreeType: Segmentation violation via FNT_Size_Request (CVE-2022-27405) * Freetype: Segmentation violation via FT_Request_Size (CVE-2022-27406) 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. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence