USN-6062-1: FreeType vulnerability | Cloud Foundry

Severity

Medium

Vendor

Canonical Ubuntu

Versions Affected

• Canonical Ubuntu 22.04

Description

It was discovered that FreeType incorrectly handled certain malformed font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could cause FreeType to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update Instructions: Run sudo pro fix USN-6062-1 to fix the vulnerability. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: freetype2-doc – 2.10.1-2ubuntu0.3 libfreetype6-dev – 2.10.1-2ubuntu0.3 libfreetype-dev – 2.10.1-2ubuntu0.3 freetype2-demos – 2.10.1-2ubuntu0.3 libfreetype6 – 2.10.1-2ubuntu0.3 No subscription required

CVEs contained in this USN include: CVE-2023-2004.

Affected Cloud Foundry Products and Versions

Severity is medium unless otherwise noted.

• cflinuxfs4
  • All versions prior to 1.9.0
• Jammy Stemcells
  • 1.x versions prior to 1.117
  • All other stemcells not listed.
• CF Deployment
  • All versions with Jammy Stemcells prior to 1.117

Mitigation

Users of affected products are strongly encouraged to follow the mitigations below. The Cloud Foundry project recommends upgrading the following releases:

• cflinuxfs4
  • Upgrade all versions to 1.9.0 or greater
• Jammy Stemcells
  • Upgrade 1.x versions to 1.117 or greater
  • All other stemcells should be upgraded to the latest version available on bosh.io.
• CF Deployment
  • For all versions, upgrade Jammy Stemcells to 1.117 or greater

References

• USN Notice
• VMware Tanzu Disclosure
• CVE-2023-2004

History

2023-06-30: Initial vulnerability report published.