{"id":"MGASA-2018-0140","summary":"Updated freetype2 packages fix security vulnerability","details":"An issue was discovered in FreeType 2 through 2.9. A NULL pointer\ndereference in the Ins_GETVARIATION() function within ttinterp.c could\nlead to DoS via a crafted font file (CVE-2018-6942).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T06:25:38.889659140Z","published":"2018-02-24T23:25:24Z","upstream":["CVE-2018-6942"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0140.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22611"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3572-1"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"freetype2","ecosystem":"Mageia:6","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/freetype2?arch=source&distro=mageia-6"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.7.1-2.2.mga6"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0140.json"}},{"package":{"name":"freetype2","ecosystem":"Mageia:6","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/freetype2?arch=source&distro=mageia-6"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.7.1-2.2.mga6.tainted"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"tainted"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0140.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}