Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1173-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
It was discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain malformed Type 1 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 with user privileges.
Affected
freetype on Ubuntu 11.04 ,
Ubuntu 10.10
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-0226 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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