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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2020.0179
SUSE-SU-2020:0118-1 Security update for fontforge
17 January 2020
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: fontforge
Publisher: SUSE
Operating System: SUSE
Windows
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Modify Arbitrary Files -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2020-5496 CVE-2020-5395
Original Bulletin:
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20200118-1.html
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than SUSE. It is recommended that administrators
running fontforge check for an updated version of the software for
their operating system.
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SUSE Security Update: Security update for fontforge
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:0118-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1160220 #1160236
Cross-References: CVE-2020-5395 CVE-2020-5496
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1
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An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.
Description:
This update for fontforge fixes the following issues:
o CVE-2020-5395: Fixed a use-after-free in SFD_GetFontMetaData() (bsc#
1160220).
o CVE-2020-5496: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in Type2NotDefSplines()
(bsc#1160236).
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation
methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools
15-SP1:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-OBS-15-SP1-2020-118=1
Package List:
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1
(aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
fontforge-20170731-4.3.2
fontforge-debuginfo-20170731-4.3.2
fontforge-debugsource-20170731-4.3.2
fontforge-devel-20170731-4.3.2
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1
(noarch):
fontforge-doc-20170731-4.3.2
References:
o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-5395.html
o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-5496.html
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/1160220
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/1160236
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