SUSE-SU-2025:0960-1: important: Security update for freetype2

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# Security update for freetype2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0960-1  
Release Date: 2025-03-19T18:34:12Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1239465

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-27363

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-27363 ( SUSE ):  9.2
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-27363 ( SUSE ):  8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2025-27363 ( NVD ):  8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for freetype2 fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2025-27363: Fixed out-of-bounds write when attempting to parse font
    subglyph structures related to TrueType GX and variable font files
    (bsc#1239465).

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-960=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-960=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    * freetype2-devel-2.6.3-7.21.1
    * libfreetype6-32bit-2.6.3-7.21.1
    * libfreetype6-debuginfo-2.6.3-7.21.1
    * libfreetype6-debuginfo-32bit-2.6.3-7.21.1
    * libfreetype6-2.6.3-7.21.1
    * freetype2-debugsource-2.6.3-7.21.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (nosrc x86_64)
    * ft2demos-2.6.3-7.21.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libfreetype6-debuginfo-2.6.3-7.21.1
    * freetype2-devel-2.6.3-7.21.1
    * libfreetype6-2.6.3-7.21.1
    * freetype2-debugsource-2.6.3-7.21.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64
    nosrc)
    * ft2demos-2.6.3-7.21.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (s390x x86_64)
    * libfreetype6-32bit-2.6.3-7.21.1
    * libfreetype6-debuginfo-32bit-2.6.3-7.21.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-27363.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1239465

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