SUSE Linux 16.0 fontforge Low Risk Memory Leak Fix 2026:20016-1
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January 9, 2026
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
Summary
## This update for fontforge fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-50949: Fixed memory leak in function DlgCreate8 (bsc#1252652). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-115=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-115=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * fontforge-debugsource-20230101-160000.3.1 * fontforge-devel-20230101-160000.3.1 * fontforge-debuginfo-20230101-160000.3.1 * fontforge-20230101-160000.3.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (noarch)
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1252652
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* CVE-2025-50949
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2025-50949 ( SUSE ): 4.8
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2025-50949 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
* CVE-2025-50949 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
##
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-50949.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1252652
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20016-1
Release Date: 2025-12-22T10:04:31Z
Rating: low
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