Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting freetype-demos package, versions <0:2.8-14.amzn2.1.4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-FREETYPEDEMOS-9599472
  • published2 Apr 2025
  • disclosed10 Jan 2025

Introduced: 10 Jan 2025

CVE-2025-23022  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 freetype-demos to version 0:2.8-14.amzn2.1.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2025-2806.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freetype-demos package and not the freetype-demos package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

FreeType 2.8.1 has a signed integer overflow in cf2_doFlex in cff/cf2intrp.c.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1