Out-of-bounds Read Affecting freetype-devel package, versions <0:2.8-12.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.56% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FREETYPEDEVEL-4901048
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed3 Jul 2018

Introduced: 3 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-12910  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 freetype-devel to version 0:2.8-12.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:3140.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freetype-devel package and not the freetype-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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