SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Fontforge Notable OOB Write Vulnerability
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April 28, 2026
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
Summary
## This update for fontforge fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-15270: lack of proper validation of user-supplied data when parsing SFD files can lead to OOB writes and arbitrary code execution (bsc#1256031). ## 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 for SAP applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-620=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-620=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64) * fontforge-debugsource-20251009-160000.2.1 * fontforge-debuginfo-20251009-160000.2.1 * fontforge-devel-20251009-160000.2.1
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1256031
Cross-
* CVE-2025-15270
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2025-15270 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2025-15270 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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-2025-15270.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256031
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21375-1
Release Date: 2026-04-22T10:52:20Z
Rating: important
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