USN-5453-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5453-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5453-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5453-1
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Published
2022-05-30T13:55:52.374815Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:57Z
Summary
freetype vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that FreeType incorrectly handled certain font files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / freetype

Package

Name
freetype
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/freetype@2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.5+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.5+esm1

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.2-4ubuntu2
2.6.1-0.1ubuntu1
2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2
2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.1
2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.2
2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.3
2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.4
2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "freetype2-demos",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.5+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.5+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.5+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2022-27406"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}