RHSA-2020:4952 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: freetype security update
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · November 5, 2020
Updated · June 28, 2026
Topic
An update for freetype is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
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: Heap-based buffer overflow due to integer truncation in Load_SBit_Png (CVE-2020-15999)
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.