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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : FreeType vulnerability (USN-8881-1)

🗓️ 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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FreeType CID font loader flaw leads to DoS via excessive memory and CPU consumption.

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cve
CVE
CVE-2026-95512
2 Oct 202609:05
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2026-95512 Freetype: freetype: denial of service via repeated subroutine allocations in cid font loader
2 Oct 202609:05
–cvelist
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-95512
2 Oct 202609:05
–debiancve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-91327
2 Oct 202609:05
–euvd
nvd
NVD
CVE-2026-95512
2 Oct 202609:16
–nvd
osv
OSV
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-95512
2 Oct 202609:16
–osv
osv
OSV
ECHO-9DE0-0234-BF47
3 Oct 202601:31
–osv
osv
OSV
RHSA-2026:74952 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update
3 Oct 202610:17
–osv
osv
OSV
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-95512
2 Oct 202600:00
–osv
osv
OSV
USN-8881-1 freetype vulnerability
6 Oct 202612:07
–osv
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8881-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See
# <https://ubuntu.com/security/notices>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(363810);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/10/07");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-95512");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"8881-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : FreeType vulnerability (USN-8881-1)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as
referenced in the USN-8881-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that FreeType had a flaw in its CID font loader. An attacker could possibly use this
    issue to cause FreeType to consume excessive memory and CPU resources, leading to a denial of service.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8881-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected freetype2-demos and / or libfreetype6 packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-95512");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/10/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/10/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/10/07");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:freetype2-demos");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libfreetype6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2026 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}

include('debian_package.inc');

if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled') ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/release');
if ( isnull(os_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu');
os_release = chomp(os_release);
if (! ('22.04' >< os_release || '24.04' >< os_release || '26.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 22.04 / 24.04 / 26.04', 'Ubuntu ' + os_release);
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/Debian/dpkg-l') ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Ubuntu', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'freetype2-demos', 'pkgver': '2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4'},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libfreetype6', 'pkgver': '2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'freetype2-demos', 'pkgver': '2.13.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libfreetype6', 'pkgver': '2.13.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'freetype2-demos', 'pkgver': '2.14.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2'},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'libfreetype6', 'pkgver': '2.14.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2'}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var osver = NULL;
  var pkgname = NULL;
  var pkgver = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['osver'])) osver = package_array['osver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgname'])) pkgname = package_array['pkgname'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgver'])) pkgver = package_array['pkgver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
  if (osver && pkgname && pkgver) {
    if (deb_check(release:osver, prefix:pkgname, reference:pkgver, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  var extra = '';
  extra += ubuntu_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'freetype2-demos / libfreetype6');
}

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07 Oct 2026 00:00Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
CVSS 3.15.5
EPSS0.00174
SSVC
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