Debian dla-4104 : freetype2-demos - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 233597

Language:

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4104 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4104-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Adrian Bunk April 01, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : freetype Version : 2.10.4+dfsg-1+deb11u2 CVE ID : CVE-2025-27363

An out of bounds write with subglyph structures has been fixed in the font rendering library FreeType.

For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 2.10.4+dfsg-1+deb11u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your freetype packages.

For the detailed security status of freetype please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/freetype

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the freetype2-demos packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 233597

File Name: debian_DLA-4104.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/1/2025

Updated: 4/1/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-27363

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:freetype2-doc, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libfreetype6-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:freetype2-demos, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libfreetype-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libfreetype6-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libfreetype6

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/1/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/11/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-27363

Detections

Analytics