[Cucumber-linux-security] freetype (security update is available)

[Scott C. <sc...@cu...>]

  Update Information

A security update is available for freetype for the following versions
of Cucumber Linux:

  * 1.0
  * 1.1 Beta

Here are the details from the Cucumber 1.0 changelog:

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Thu Feb 15 17:13:53 EST 2018
lib-base/freetype rebuilt (build 4) to fix CVE-2018-6942, a security           
	vulnerability that allowed for a denial of service (i.e. crash) via a
	specially crafted font file. For more information see:
		https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6942
		http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=294
multilib/lib-base/freetype-lib_i686 rebuilt (build 4, x86_64 only)
* SECURITY FIX *
+----------------+

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  CLD and CVE Information

This update is associated with the following Cucumber Linux Deficiency
(CLD) and CVE numbers:

  * CLD-294 [CVE-2018-6942]
    (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=294)

More information about these CLDs can be found at their respective pages
on the Cucumber Linux Security Advisory Tracker (these are the URLs in
parenthesis above).

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  Installing the Update

The updated package can be installed via Pickle by running the following
commands (as root):

# pickle --update
# pickle

Make sure freetype is selected on the update list, and then select Ok.
Pickle will then install the updated package.

If you prefer to download the updated package manually, it can be found
on the mirror at http://mirror.cucumberlinux.com/cucumber/.

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