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Debian dsa-6168 : freetype2-demos - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 302916

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 13 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-6168 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6168-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff March 18, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : freetype CVE ID : CVE-2026-23865

 It was discovered that an integer overflow in the Freetype font engine could result in information disclosure or denial of service.

 The oldstable distribution (bookworm) is not affected.

 For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.13.3+dfsg-1+deb13u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your freetype packages.

 For the detailed security status of freetype please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/freetype

 Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

 Mailing list: [email protected]

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the freetype2-demos packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/freetype

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-23865

https://packages.debian.org/source/trixie/freetype

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 302916

File Name: debian_DSA-6168.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/18/2026

Updated: 3/18/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-23865

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libfreetype6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:freetype2-doc, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:freetype2-demos, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libfreetype6-udeb, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libfreetype-dev

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/18/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/2/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-23865