[USN-8086-1] FreeType vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8086-1
March 12, 2026

freetype vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Summary:

FreeType could be made to leak sensitive information.

Software Description:
- freetype: FreeType 2 is a font engine library

Details:

It was discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain integer
arithmetic. An attacker could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive
information.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 25.10
  libfreetype-dev                 2.13.3+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
  libfreetype6                    2.13.3+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  libfreetype-dev                 2.13.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
  libfreetype6                    2.13.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8086-1
  CVE-2026-23865

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.13.3+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.13.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
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