=========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3237-1 March 20, 2017 freetype vulnerability =========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.10 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: FreeType could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted font file. Software Description: - freetype: FreeType 2 is a font engine library Details: It was discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.10: libfreetype6 2.6.3-3ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libfreetype6 2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libfreetype6 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.6 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libfreetype6 2.4.8-1ubuntu2.4 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3237-1 CVE-2016-10244 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.6.3-3ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.5.2-1ubuntu2.6 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freetype/2.4.8-1ubuntu2.4