{"id":"USN-7352-2","summary":"freetype vulnerabilities","details":"USN-7352-1 fixed a vulnerability in FreeType. This update provides the\ncorresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This\nupdate also fixes an additional vulnerability in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that FreeType incorrectly handled certain memory\n operations when parsing font subglyph structures. A remote attacker could\n use this issue to cause FreeType to crash, resulting in a denial of\n service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected\n Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-27363)\n\nAdditional advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that FreeType incorrectly handled certain memory\n operations during typical execution. An attacker could possibly use\n this issue to cause FreeType to crash, resulting in a denial of\n service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. 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