diff --git a/Manifests/Manifest_LAOS-14.1.xml b/Manifests/Manifest_LAOS-14.1.xml
index 889f6bb4..8b864ba1 100644
--- a/Manifests/Manifest_LAOS-14.1.xml
+++ b/Manifests/Manifest_LAOS-14.1.xml
@@ -68,6 +68,14 @@
 	<!-- Switch to the Mulch WebView -->
 	<remove-project name="LineageOS/android_external_chromium-webview" />
 	<project path="external/chromium-webview" name="divested-mobile/mulch" groups="pdk" clone-depth="1" remote="gitlab" revision="master" />
+
+	<!-- @syphyr's security backport branches -->
+	<remove-project name="LineageOS/android_external_boringssl" />
+	<project path="external/boringssl" name="syphyr/android_external_boringssl" remote="github" revision="f8397314565d6441b52f5aa313d06a98a03c31cd" />
+	<remove-project name="LineageOS/android_external_ffmpeg" />
+	<project path="external/ffmpeg" name="syphyr/android_external_ffmpeg" remote="github" revision="651981ea74e55e475d8c32470e481896cfbf0c32" />
+	<remove-project name="LineageOS/android_external_freetype" />
+	<project path="external/freetype" name="syphyr/android_external_freetype-1" remote="github" revision="cae3047743733a3b39b03fbabb43a6350bf4b5bd" />
 <!-- END OF ADDITIONAL REPOS -->
 
 <!-- START OF DEVICE REPOS -->
diff --git a/Manifests/Manifest_LAOS-15.1.xml b/Manifests/Manifest_LAOS-15.1.xml
index 16cf0f46..b4f03d3a 100644
--- a/Manifests/Manifest_LAOS-15.1.xml
+++ b/Manifests/Manifest_LAOS-15.1.xml
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@
 	<!-- Switch to the Mulch WebView -->
 	<remove-project name="LineageOS/android_external_chromium-webview" />
 	<project path="external/chromium-webview" name="divested-mobile/mulch" groups="pdk" clone-depth="1" remote="gitlab" revision="master" />
+
+	<!-- @syphyr's security backport branches -->
+	<remove-project name="LineageOS/android_external_freetype" />
+	<project path="external/freetype" name="syphyr/android_external_freetype-1" remote="github" revision="cae3047743733a3b39b03fbabb43a6350bf4b5bd" />
 <!-- END OF BRANCH SWITCHING -->
 
 <!-- START OF ADDITIONAL REPOS -->
diff --git a/Manifests/Manifest_LAOS-16.0.xml b/Manifests/Manifest_LAOS-16.0.xml
index 72012a8f..040f2fe2 100644
--- a/Manifests/Manifest_LAOS-16.0.xml
+++ b/Manifests/Manifest_LAOS-16.0.xml
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
 	<!-- Switch to the Mulch WebView -->
 	<remove-project name="LineageOS/android_external_chromium-webview" />
 	<project path="external/chromium-webview" name="divested-mobile/mulch" groups="pdk" clone-depth="1" remote="gitlab" revision="master" />
+
+	<!-- @syphyr's security backport branches -->
+	<remove-project name="LineageOS/android_external_freetype" />
+	<project path="external/freetype" name="syphyr/android_external_freetype-1" remote="github" revision="cae3047743733a3b39b03fbabb43a6350bf4b5bd" />
 <!-- END OF BRANCH SWITCHING -->
 
 <!-- START OF ADDITIONAL REPOS -->
diff --git a/Scripts/LineageOS-14.1/Patch.sh b/Scripts/LineageOS-14.1/Patch.sh
index 503bbec1..9d182fe1 100644
--- a/Scripts/LineageOS-14.1/Patch.sh
+++ b/Scripts/LineageOS-14.1/Patch.sh
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ applyPatch "$DOS_PATCHES/android_external_expat/337989-backport.patch"; #n-asb-2
 applyPatch "$DOS_PATCHES/android_external_expat/348649.patch"; #n-asb-2023-02 Fix overeager DTD destruction (fixes #649)
 fi;
 
-if enterAndClear "external/freetype"; then
-applyPatch "$DOS_PATCHES/android_external_freetype/360899.patch"; #n-asb-2023-07 Cherry-pick two upstream changes
-fi;
+#if enterAndClear "external/freetype"; then
+#applyPatch "$DOS_PATCHES/android_external_freetype/360899.patch"; #n-asb-2023-07 Cherry-pick two upstream changes
+#fi;
 
 if enterAndClear "external/libavc"; then
 applyPatch "$DOS_PATCHES/android_external_libavc/315711.patch"; #n-asb-2021-09 Decoder: Update check for increment u2_cur_slice_num
diff --git a/Scripts/LineageOS-15.1/Patch.sh b/Scripts/LineageOS-15.1/Patch.sh
index 3a07240d..bfe93dec 100644
--- a/Scripts/LineageOS-15.1/Patch.sh
+++ b/Scripts/LineageOS-15.1/Patch.sh
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ applyPatch "$DOS_PATCHES/android_external_expat/337989-backport.patch"; #n-asb-2
 applyPatch "$DOS_PATCHES/android_external_expat/348649.patch"; #n-asb-2023-02 Fix overeager DTD destruction (fixes #649)
 fi;
 
-if enterAndClear "external/freetype"; then
-applyPatch "$DOS_PATCHES/android_external_freetype/360951.patch"; #R_asb_2023-07 Cherry-pick two upstream changes
-fi;
+#if enterAndClear "external/freetype"; then
+#applyPatch "$DOS_PATCHES/android_external_freetype/360951.patch"; #R_asb_2023-07 Cherry-pick two upstream changes
+#fi;
 
 #if [ "$DOS_GRAPHENE_MALLOC_BROKEN" = true ]; then
 #if enterAndClear "external/hardened_malloc"; then
diff --git a/Scripts/LineageOS-16.0/Patch.sh b/Scripts/LineageOS-16.0/Patch.sh
index 0072840e..6a0c4e39 100644
--- a/Scripts/LineageOS-16.0/Patch.sh
+++ b/Scripts/LineageOS-16.0/Patch.sh
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ git fetch https://github.com/LineageOS/android_external_expat refs/changes/56/33
 git fetch https://github.com/LineageOS/android_external_expat refs/changes/28/349328/1 && git cherry-pick FETCH_HEAD; #P_asb_2023-02
 fi;
 
-if enterAndClear "external/freetype"; then
-applyPatch "$DOS_PATCHES/android_external_freetype/360951.patch"; #R_asb_2023-07 Cherry-pick two upstream changes
+#if enterAndClear "external/freetype"; then
+#applyPatch "$DOS_PATCHES/android_external_freetype/360951.patch"; #R_asb_2023-07 Cherry-pick two upstream changes
 #applyPatch "$DOS_PATCHES/android_external_freetype/364028-backport.patch"; #R_asb_2023-08 Cherrypick following three changes #XXX: needs fix
-fi;
+#fi;
 
 if [ "$DOS_GRAPHENE_MALLOC" = true ]; then
 if enterAndClear "external/hardened_malloc"; then