USN-8881-1: FreeType vulnerability

Publication date

6 October 2026

Overview

FreeType could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.


Packages

  • freetype - FreeType 2 is a font engine library

Details

It was discovered that FreeType had a flaw in its CID font loader. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FreeType to consume
excessive memory and CPU resources, leading to a denial of service.

It was discovered that FreeType had a flaw in its CID font loader. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FreeType to consume
excessive memory and CPU resources, leading to a denial of service.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
26.04 LTS resolute libfreetype6 –  2.14.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2
24.04 LTS noble libfreetype6 –  2.13.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2
22.04 LTS jammy libfreetype6 –  2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4

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