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AlmaLinux 9 : freetype (ALSA-2022:8340)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 167964
Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2022:8340 advisory.- FreeType commit 1e2eb65048f75c64b68708efed6ce904c31f3b2f was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function sfnt_init_face. (CVE-2022-27404)
- FreeType commit 53dfdcd8198d2b3201a23c4bad9190519ba918db was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function FNT_Size_Request. (CVE-2022-27405)
- FreeType commit 22a0cccb4d9d002f33c1ba7a4b36812c7d4f46b5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function FT_Request_Size. (CVE-2022-27406)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected freetype and / or freetype-devel packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 167964
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2022-8340.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 11/19/2022
Updated: 10/3/2023
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-27404
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:freetype, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:freetype-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/15/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/22/2022