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Bug#859625: unblock: freetype/2.6.3-3.1



Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net> (2017-04-05):
> Salvatore Bonaccorso:
> > Please unblock package freetype
> > 
> > The update fixes CVE-2016-10244, tracked as #856971.
> > 
> > The parse_charstrings function in does not ensure that a font contains
> > a glyph name, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of
> > service via a crafted file.
> > 
> > Does not warrant a DSA for stable, but would be nice to have it
> > already fixed for stretch.
> > 
> > Needs a d-i 'ack' if accepted.

No objections.


KiBi.

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