Ubuntu Security Notices USN-8086-1 USN-8086-1: FreeType vulnerability Publication date 12 March 2026 Overview FreeType could be made to leak sensitive information. Releases 25.10 24.04 LTS Open side navigation Close side navigation Packages Details Update instructions References Packages freetype - FreeType 2 is a font engine library Details It was discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain integer arithmetic. An attacker could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive information. It was discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain integer arithmetic. An attacker could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive information. Update instructions In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. Learn more about how to get the fixes. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu Release Package Version 25.10 questing libfreetype-dev – 2.13.3+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 libfreetype6 – 2.13.3+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 24.04 LTS noble libfreetype-dev – 2.13.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 libfreetype6 – 2.13.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines. Get Ubuntu Pro References CVE-2026-23865 CVE-2026-23865