SUSE update for freetype2

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU105715

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-27363

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted font to the application that is using an affected version of the library, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package freetype2 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended: Security

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5: LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

ft2demos: before 2.6.3-7.21.1

freetype2-debugsource: before 2.6.3-7.21.1

libfreetype6: before 2.6.3-7.21.1

libfreetype6-debuginfo-32bit: before 2.6.3-7.21.1

libfreetype6-debuginfo: before 2.6.3-7.21.1

libfreetype6-32bit: before 2.6.3-7.21.1

freetype2-devel: before 2.6.3-7.21.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp5_ltss_extended:Security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp5:LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:ft2demos:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:freetype2-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libfreetype6:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libfreetype6-debuginfo-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libfreetype6-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libfreetype6-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:freetype2-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-20250960-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.