Ubuntu USN-767-1 (freetype)

Summary
The remote host is missing an update to freetype announced via advisory USN-767-1.
Solution
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: libfreetype6 2.1.10-1ubuntu2.6 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: libfreetype6 2.3.5-1ubuntu4.8.04.2 Ubuntu 8.10: libfreetype6 2.3.7-2ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 9.04: libfreetype6 2.3.9-4ubuntu0.1 After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to effect the necessary changes. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-767-1
Insight
Tavis Ormandy discovered that FreeType did not correctly handle certain large values in font files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted font file, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with user privileges.