Backport #41309 ( 8b281f83e ) to fix use of uninitialized data.

[Bungeman]

FreeType issue https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?41309 was fixed with http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=8b281f83e8516535756f92dbf90940ac44bd45e1 . This change is not in any of the current FreeType packages (Precise freetype 2.4.8-1ubuntu2.2 nor Trusty freetype 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.4 ). This is a fix for a few use of uninitialized data bugs which were found by msan, and is in FreeType 2.5.3 (but comes after 2.5.2).

This is a request to backport http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/freetype/freetype2.git/commit/?id=8b281f83e8516535756f92dbf90940ac44bd45e1 to all currently supported packages of FreeType, as all of them appear to be affected. Since this fixes reads of uninitialized memory in a widely used package, I'm marking this as a security related issue.

[Bungeman (bungeman)]

Not sure how much it helps, but here is the git format-patch I made locally against the source of precise-security freetype 2.4.8-1ubuntu2.2 . I haven't patched the current Trusty freetype, but I have verified that it doesn't have the fix yet.

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton)]

The attachment "0001-Fix-Savannah-bug-41309.patch" seems to be a patch. If it isn't, please remove the "patch" flag from the attachment, remove the "patch" tag, and if you are a member of the ~ubuntu-reviewers, unsubscribe the team.

[This is an automated message performed by a Launchpad user owned by ~brian-murray, for any issues please contact him.]

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package freetype - 2.5.2-4ubuntu1

---------------
freetype (2.5.2-4ubuntu1) wily; urgency=medium

  * Merge from Debian unstable, remaining changes:
    - debian/patches-freetype/revert_scalable_fonts_metric.patch:
      revert commit "Fix metrics on size request for scalable fonts.",
      which breaks gtk underlining markups
    - Make libfreetype6-dev M-A: same.
    - Error out on the use of the freetype-config --libtool option.
    - Don't add multiarch libdirs for freetype-config --libs.
    - Install the freetype2/config headers into the multiarch include path
      and provide symlinks in /usr/include.
    - debian/patches-freetype/multi-thread-violations.patch: fix
      multithread violations
  * Dropped changes, included in Debian:
    - debian/patches-freetype/CVE-2014-96xx/*
  * debian/patches-freetype/savannah-bug-41309.patch: fix use of
    uninitialized data. (LP: #1449225)

freetype (2.5.2-4) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Fix Savannah bug #43774. Closes #780143.
  * Release 2.5.2-4

freetype (2.5.2-3) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Fix Savannah bug #43535. CVE-2014-9675
  * [bdf] Fix Savannah bug #41692. CVE-2014-9675-fixup-1
  * src/base/ftobj.c (Mac_Read_POST_Resource): Additional overflow check
    in the summation of POST fragment lengths. CVE-2014-0674-part-2
  * src/base/ftobjs.c (Mac_Read_POST_Resource): Insert comments and fold
    too long tracing messages. CVS-2014-9674-fixup-2
  * src/base/ftobjs.c (Mac_Read_POST_Resource): Use unsigned long variables to read the lengths in POST fragments. CVE-2014-9674-fixup-1
  * Fix Savannah bug #43538. CVE-2014-9674-part-1
  * Fix Savannah bug #43539. CVE-2014-9673
  * src/base/ftobjs.c (Mac_Read_POST_Resource): Avoid memory leak by
    a broken POST table in resource-fork. CVE-2014-9673-fixup
  * Fix Savannah bug #43540. CVE-2014-9672
  * Fix Savannah bug #43547. CVE-2014-9671
  * Fix Savannah bug #43548. CVE-2014-9670
  * [sfnt] Fix Savannah bug #43588. CVE-2014-9669
  * [sfnt] Fix Savannah bug #43589. CVE-2014-9668
  * [sfnt] Fix Savannah bug #43590. CVE-2014-9667
  * [sfnt] Fix Savannah bug #43591. CVE-2014-9666
  * Change some fields in `FT_Bitmap' to unsigned type. CVE-2014-9665
  * Fix uninitialized variable warning. CVE-2014-9665-fixup-2
  * Make `FT_Bitmap_Convert' correctly handle negative `pitch' values.
    CVE-2014-9665-fixup
  * [type1, type42] Fix Savannah bug #43655. CVE-2014-9664
  * [sfnt] Fix Savannah bug #43656. CVE-2014-9663
  * [cff] Fix Savannah bug #43658. CVE-2014-9662
  * [type42] Allow only embedded TrueType fonts. CVE-2014-9661
  * [bdf] Fix Savannah bug #43660. CVE-2014-9660
  * [cff] Fix Savannah bug #43661. CVE-2014-9659
  * [sfnt] Fix Savannah bug #43672. CVE-2014-9658
  * [truetype] Fix Savannah bug #43679. CVE-2014-9657
  * [sfnt] Fix Savannah bug #43680. CVE-2014-9656
  * All CVEs patched. Closes: #777656.

 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden> Fri, 22 May 2015 11:03:23 -0400

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package freetype - 2.5.2-2ubuntu3.1

---------------
freetype (2.5.2-2ubuntu3.1) vivid-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: uninitialized memory reads (LP: #1449225)
    - debian/patches-freetype/savannah-bug-41309.patch: fix use of
      uninitialized data in src/cid/cidload.c, src/psaux/psobjs.c,
      src/type1/t1load.c, src/type42/t42parse.c.
    - No CVE number
  * SECURITY UPDATE: denial of service via infinite loop in parse_encode
    (LP: #1492124)
    - debian/patches-freetype/savannah-bug-41590.patch: protect against
      invalid charcode in src/type1/t1load.c.
    - No CVE number

 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden> Thu, 10 Sep 2015 07:07:57 -0400

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package freetype - 2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5

---------------
freetype (2.5.2-1ubuntu2.5) trusty-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: uninitialized memory reads (LP: #1449225)
    - debian/patches-freetype/savannah-bug-41309.patch: fix use of
      uninitialized data in src/cid/cidload.c, src/psaux/psobjs.c,
      src/type1/t1load.c, src/type42/t42parse.c.
    - No CVE number
  * SECURITY UPDATE: denial of service via infinite loop in parse_encode
    (LP: #1492124)
    - debian/patches-freetype/savannah-bug-41590.patch: protect against
      invalid charcode in src/type1/t1load.c.
    - No CVE number

 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden> Thu, 10 Sep 2015 07:09:04 -0400

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package freetype - 2.4.8-1ubuntu2.3

---------------
freetype (2.4.8-1ubuntu2.3) precise-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: uninitialized memory reads (LP: #1449225)
    - debian/patches-freetype/savannah-bug-41309.patch: fix use of
      uninitialized data in src/cid/cidload.c, src/psaux/psobjs.c,
      src/type1/t1load.c, src/type42/t42parse.c.
    - No CVE number
  * SECURITY UPDATE: denial of service via infinite loop in parse_encode
    (LP: #1492124)
    - debian/patches-freetype/savannah-bug-41590.patch: protect against
      invalid charcode in src/type1/t1load.c.
    - No CVE number

 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden> Thu, 10 Sep 2015 07:10:41 -0400