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AlmaLinux 9.2 [TuxCare] Security Update: freetype / freetype-demos / freetype-devel (ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2025:1745956171)

high Nessus Plugin ID 359879

Synopsis

The AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The AlmaLinux 9.2 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2025:1745956171 advisory.

 - An out of bounds write exists in FreeType versions 2.13.0 and below (newer versions of FreeType are not vulnerable) when attempting to parse font subglyph structures related to TrueType GX and variable font files. The vulnerable code assigns a signed short value to an unsigned long and then adds a static value causing it to wrap around and allocate too small of a heap buffer. The code then writes up to 6 signed long integers out of bounds relative to this buffer. This may result in arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability may have been exploited in the wild. (CVE-2025-27363)

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

Solution

Update the affected packages based on the guidance in TuxCare advisory ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2025:1745956171.

See Also

https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2025:1745956171

http://www.nessus.org/u?ccae0160

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 359879

File Name: tuxcare_alma_linux_9.2_CLSA-2025-1745956171.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.9

Percentile: 99.36

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-27363

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/29/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/11/2025

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/27/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-27363

CLSA: 2025:1745956171