vulnerability
Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2022-27405: Important priority package update for freetype
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Apr 22, 2022 | Feb 17, 2025 | Dec 4, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Apr 22, 2022
Added
Feb 17, 2025
Modified
Dec 4, 2025
Description
FreeType commit 53dfdcd8198d2b3201a23c4bad9190519ba918db was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function FNT_Size_Request.
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.
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.
Solutions
amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-freetypeamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-freetype-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-freetype-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-freetype-demosamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-freetype-demos-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-freetype-devel
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