SUSE-SU-2026:20726-1: moderate: Security update for freetype2

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# Security update for freetype2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20726-1  
Release Date: 2026-03-16T09:25:28Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1192869
  * bsc#1217580
  * bsc#1217584
  * bsc#1217585
  * bsc#1241661
  * bsc#1252148
  * bsc#1253245
  * bsc#1258163
  * bsc#1258167
  * bsc#1259118

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2021-42380
  * CVE-2023-42363
  * CVE-2023-42364
  * CVE-2023-42365
  * CVE-2025-46394
  * CVE-2025-60876
  * CVE-2026-23865
  * CVE-2026-26157
  * CVE-2026-26158

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2021-42380 ( SUSE ):  6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2021-42380 ( NVD ):  7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2021-42380 ( NVD ):  7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-42363 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-42363 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-42364 ( SUSE ):  5.1
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2023-42364 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-42364 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-42364 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-42365 ( SUSE ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-42365 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2025-46394 ( SUSE ):  5.9
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-46394 ( SUSE ):  6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2025-46394 ( NVD ):  3.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2025-46394 ( NVD ):  3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2025-60876 ( SUSE ):  8.8
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
  * CVE-2025-60876 ( SUSE ):  8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2025-60876 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2026-23865 ( SUSE ):  4.6
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-23865 ( SUSE ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2026-23865 ( NVD ):  5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2026-26157 ( SUSE ):  7.1
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-26157 ( SUSE ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-26157 ( NVD ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-26158 ( SUSE ):  7.1
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2026-26158 ( SUSE ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2026-26158 ( NVD ):  7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0
  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1

  
  
An update that solves nine vulnerabilities and has one fix can now be installed.

## Security update for freetype2

### Description:

This update for freetype2 fixes the following issue:

Update to freetype2 2.14.2:

  * CVE-2026-23865: Integer overflow in the tt_var_load_item_variation_store
    function (bsc#1259118).

Changelog:

  * Several changes related to LCD filtering are implemented to achieve better
    performance and encourage sound practices.
  * Instead of blanket LCD filtering over the entire bitmap, it is now applied
    only to non-zero spans using direct rendering. This speeds up the ClearType-
    like rendering by more than 40% at sizes above 32 ppem.
  * Setting the filter weights with FT_Face_Properties is no longer supported.
    The default and light filters are optimized to work with any face.
  * The legacy libXft LCD filter algorithm is no longer provided.
  * A bunch of potential security problems have been found (bsc#1259118,
    CVE-2026-23865). All users should update.
  * The italic angle in `PS_FontInfo` is now stored as a fixed-point value in
    degrees for all Type 1 fonts and their derivatives, consistent with CFF
    fonts and common practices. The broken underline position and thickness
    values are fixed for CFF fonts.
  * The `x` field in the `FT_Span` structure is now unsigned.
  * Demo program `ftgrid` got an option `-m` to select a start character to
    display.
  * Similarly, demo program `ftmulti` got an option `-m` to select a text string
    for rendering.
  * Option `-d` in the demo program `ttdebug` is now called `-a`, expecting a
    comma-separated list of axis values. The user interface is also slightly
    improved.
  * The `ftinspect` demo program can now be compiled with Qt6, too.
  * The auto-hinter got new abilities. It can now better separate diacritic
    glyphs from base glyphs at small sizes by artificially moving diacritics up
    (or down) if necessary
  * Tilde accent glyphs get vertically stretched at small sizes so that they
    don't degenerate to horizontal lines.
  * Diacritics directly attached to a base glyph (like the ogonek in character
    'ę') no longer distort the shape of the base glyph
  * The TrueType instruction interpreter was optimized to produce a 15% gain in
    the glyph loading speed.
  * Handling of Variation Fonts is now considerably faster
  * TrueType and CFF glyph loading speed has been improved by 5-10% on modern
    64-bit platforms as a result of better handling of fixed-point
    multiplication.
  * The BDF driver now loads fonts 75% faster.

## Security update for busybox

### Description:

This update for busybox fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2023-42363: use-after-free vulnerability in xasprintf function in
    xfuncs_printf.c (bsc#1217580).
  * CVE-2023-42364: use-after-free in the awk.c evaluate function (bsc#1217584).
  * CVE-2023-42365: use-after-free in the awk.c copyvar function (bsc#1217585).
  * CVE-2025-46394: files in a TAR archive can have their filenames hidden from
    a listing if terminal escape sequences are used when naming other files
    included in the archive (bsc#1241661).
  * CVE-2025-60876: request line incorrectly neutralized mat lead to header
    injection (bsc#1253245).
  * CVE-2026-26157: Arbitrary file overwrite and potential code execution via
    incomplete path sanitization (bsc#1258163).
  * CVE-2026-26158: Arbitrary file modification and privilege escalation via
    unvalidated tar archive entries (bsc#1258167).
  * CVE-2021-42380: Additional fix for use-after-realloc in awk (bsc#1192869).

## 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 Micro 6.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-619=1

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-442=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * busybox-1.36.1-3.1
  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libfreetype6-2.14.2-slfo.1.1_1.1
    * libfreetype6-debuginfo-2.14.2-slfo.1.1_1.1
    * freetype2-debugsource-2.14.2-slfo.1.1_1.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-42380.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42363.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42364.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42365.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-46394.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-60876.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23865.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-26157.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-26158.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192869
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1217580
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1217584
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1217585
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1241661
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252148
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253245
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258163
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258167
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259118

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