# CVE-2022-27404: freetype: FreeType is a free, high-quality, portable font engine that can open and manage font files CVE-2022-27404 is fixed in 8 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2022-27404, released April 22, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-27404 - Priority: High - CVSS: 9.8 (Moderate) - EPSS: 0.0274 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: Apr 22, 2022 ## Description FreeType is a free, high-quality, portable font engine that can open and manage font files. FreeType loads, hints, and renders individual glyphs efficiently. Security Fix(es): * FreeType: Buffer overflow in sfnt_init_face (CVE-2022-27404) * FreeType: Segmentation violation via FNT_Size_Request (CVE-2022-27405) * Freetype: Segmentation violation via FT_Request_Size (CVE-2022-27406) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7 Release Notes linked from the References section. ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | freetype Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2.11.1+dfsg-2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-27404](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-27404.md) | Apr 22, 2022 | | Linux | freetype Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.11.1+dfsg-2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-27404](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-27404.md) | Apr 22, 2022 | | Linux | freetype Debian 14 | 2.11.1+dfsg-2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-27404](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-27404.md) | Apr 22, 2022 | | Linux | freetype RHEL 8 | 0:2.9.1-9.el8 | [RHSA-2022:7745](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7745.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | freetype RHEL 9 | 0:2.10.4-9.el9 | [RHSA-2022:8340](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-8340.md) | Nov 15, 2022 | | Linux | freetype almalinux 8 | 2.9.1-9.el8 | [ALSA-2022:7745](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-7745.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | freetype almalinux 9 | 2.10.4-9.el9 | [ALSA-2022:8340](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-8340.md) | Nov 15, 2022 | | Linux | freetype amzn 2023 | 2.12.1-3.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-074](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-074.md) | Feb 17, 2023 | | Linux | freetype ol 8 | 0:2.9.1-9.el8 | [ELSA-2022-7745](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-7745.md) | Nov 15, 2022 | | Linux | freetype ol 9 | 0:2.10.4-9.el9 | [ELSA-2022-8340](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-8340.md) | Nov 22, 2022 | | Linux | freetype rocky 8 | 0:2.9.1-9.el8 | [RLSA-2022:7745](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2022-7745.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | freetype rocky 9 | 0:2.10.4-9.el9 | [RLSA-2022:8340](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2022-8340.md) | Nov 15, 2022 | | Linux | freetype-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 2.12.1-3.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-074](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-074.md) | Feb 17, 2023 | | Linux | freetype-debugsource amzn 2023 | 2.12.1-3.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-074](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-074.md) | Feb 17, 2023 | | Linux | freetype-demos amzn 2023 | 2.12.1-3.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-074](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-074.md) | Feb 17, 2023 | | Linux | freetype-demos-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 2.12.1-3.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-074](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-074.md) | Feb 17, 2023 | | Linux | freetype-devel RHEL 8 | 0:2.9.1-9.el8 | [RHSA-2022:7745](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-7745.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | freetype-devel RHEL 9 | 0:2.10.4-9.el9 | [RHSA-2022:8340](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2022-8340.md) | Nov 15, 2022 | | Linux | freetype-devel almalinux 8 | 2.9.1-9.el8 | [ALSA-2022:7745](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-7745.md) | Nov 8, 2022 | | Linux | freetype-devel almalinux 9 | 2.10.4-9.el9 | [ALSA-2022:8340](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2022-8340.md) | Nov 15, 2022 | | Linux | freetype-devel amzn 2023 | 2.12.1-3.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-074](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-074.md) | Feb 17, 2023 | | Linux | freetype-devel ol 8 | 0:2.9.1-9.el8 | [ELSA-2022-7745](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-7745.md) | Nov 15, 2022 | | Linux | freetype-devel ol 9 | 0:2.10.4-9.el9 | [ELSA-2022-8340](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2022-8340.md) | Nov 22, 2022 | | Linux | freetype2-demos Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.8.1-2ubuntu2.2 | [freetype2-demos 2.8.1-2ubuntu2.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-freetype2-demos-2.8.1-2ubuntu2.2.md) | Jun 2, 2022 | | Linux | freetype2-demos Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.10.1-2ubuntu0.2 | [freetype2-demos 2.10.1-2ubuntu0.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-freetype2-demos-2.10.1-2ubuntu0.2.md) | Jun 2, 2022 | | Linux | freetype2-demos Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | [freetype2-demos 2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-freetype2-demos-2.11.1-dfsg-1ubuntu0.1.md) | Jun 2, 2022 | | Linux | libfreetype6 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.8.1-2ubuntu2.2 | [libfreetype6 2.8.1-2ubuntu2.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libfreetype6-2.8.1-2ubuntu2.2.md) | Jun 2, 2022 | | Linux | libfreetype6 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.10.1-2ubuntu0.2 | [libfreetype6 2.10.1-2ubuntu0.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libfreetype6-2.10.1-2ubuntu0.2.md) | Jun 2, 2022 | | Linux | libfreetype6 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | [libfreetype6 2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libfreetype6-2.11.1-dfsg-1ubuntu0.1.md) | Jun 2, 2022 | --- Data as of 2026-11-08T06:59:42Z UTC. 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