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Amazon Linux 2023 : freetype, freetype-demos, freetype-devel (ALAS2023-2025-925)

high Nessus Plugin ID 234514

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.

Description

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2025-925 advisory.

 An out of bounds write exists in FreeType versions 2.13.0 and below when attempting to parse font subglyph structures related to TrueType GX and variable font files. The vulnerable code assigns a signed short value to an unsigned long and then adds a static value causing it to wrap around and allocate too small of a heap buffer. The code then writes up to 6 signed long integers out of bounds relative to this buffer.
 This may result in arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability may have been exploited in the wild.
 (CVE-2025-27363)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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

Run 'dnf update freetype --releasever 2023.7.20250331' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2025-925.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2025-27363.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/faqs.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 234514

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2025-925.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/17/2025

Updated: 4/17/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 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: 7.3

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:freetype-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:freetype-demos-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:freetype, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:freetype-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:freetype-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:freetype-demos, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/7/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/11/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-27363

IAVA: 2025-A-0161