CVE-2022-27406: fedoraproject fedora Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2022-27406UBUNTU-CVE-2022-27406USN-5453-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-27406CGA-22p8-rmx8-7q5fCGA-p7hq-j456-cp45
Published 22-04-2022Last modified 09-07-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-27406 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 3.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
3.33%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 8Timeline
- 22-04-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 09-07-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
FreeType commit 22a0cccb4d9d002f33c1ba7a4b36812c7d4f46b5 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function FT_Request_Size.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 5.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
3.33%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
88%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.33% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score3.33%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (gitlab.freedesktop.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Alpine1 product
- freetype< 2.10.4-r2 | < 2.10.4-r3 | < 2.11.1-r2 | < 2.12.1-r0
Chainguard1 product
- freetypeAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- freetype< 2.11.1+dfsg-2
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL34 | 35 | 36
Freetype1 product
- freetype< 2.12.0
Ubuntu1 product
- freetype< 2.8.1-2ubuntu2.2 | < 2.10.1-2ubuntu0.2 | < 2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | < 2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.5+esm1
Wolfi1 product
- freetypeAll versions (No fix recorded)
7 vendors · 7 products
References
20 links- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-06Vendor Advisory
