# ELSA-2022-8340: Security update for 2 packages

ELSA-2022-8340, released November 22, 2022, fixes 3 CVEs across 2 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2022-8340
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Nov 22, 2022
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2022-27406, high severity)
- CVEs: 3, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-8340.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [freetype](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/freetype.md) | ol 9 | 0:2.10.4-9.el9 |
| [freetype-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/freetype-devel.md) | ol 9 | 0:2.10.4-9.el9 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2022-27406](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-27406.md) | High | freetype: FreeType is a free, high-quality, portable font engine that can open and manage font files | 7.6 | 0.0333 |  |
| [CVE-2022-27405](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-27405.md) | High | freetype: FreeType is a free, high-quality, portable font engine that can open and manage font files | 7.6 | 0.0283 |  |
| [CVE-2022-27404](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-27404.md) | High | freetype: FreeType is a free, high-quality, portable font engine that can open and manage font files | 9.8 | 0.0274 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T06:34:28Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo