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Fedora 42 FontForge Critical Remote Code Execution CVE-2025-15270

Resolves: CVE-2025-15270. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2026-3dbd8c4b89 2026-03-27 00:49:16.797769+00:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : fontforge Product : Fedora 42 Version : 20230101 Release : 19.fc42 URL : https://fontforge.org/ Summary : Outline and bitmap font editor Description : FontForge (former PfaEdit) is a font editor for outline and bitmap fonts. It supports a range of font formats, including PostScript (ASCII and binary Type 1, some Type 3 and Type 0), TrueType, OpenType (Type2) and CID-keyed fonts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: Resolves: CVE-2025-15270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Wed Mar 18 2026 Parag Nemade - 20230101-19 - Resolves: CVE-2025-15270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #2426579 - CVE-2025-15270 fontforge: FontForge SFD File Parsing Improper Validation of Array Index Remote Code Execution Vulnerability [fedora-42] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2426579 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-3dbd8c4b89' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/keys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Do not reply to spam, report it: https://forge.fedoraproject.org/infra/tickets/issues/new . Update to FontForge on Fedora 42 addresses critical remote code execution issue in font file parsing.. FontForge, Fedora 42, remote code execution, security advisory. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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Fedora 41: FontForge Important Memory Leak Issue CVE-2025-50949

CVE-2025-50949. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2025-cb6d4788a8 2025-11-06 02:59:41.186030+00:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : fontforge Product : Fedora 41 Version : 20230101 Release : 16.fc41 URL : https://fontforge.org/ Summary : Outline and bitmap font editor Description : FontForge (former PfaEdit) is a font editor for outline and bitmap fonts. It supports a range of font formats, including PostScript (ASCII and binary Type 1, some Type 3 and Type 0), TrueType, OpenType (Type2) and CID-keyed fonts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: CVE-2025-50949 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Tue Oct 28 2025 Parag Nemade - 20230101-16 - Move to use %autosetup macro so that we will not forget to apply patches * Mon Oct 27 2025 Parag Nemade - 20230101-15 - Resolves: CVE-2025-50949 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #2406131 - CVE-2025-50949 fontforge: Fontforge memory leak [fedora-41] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2406131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2025-cb6d4788a8' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/keys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- _______________________________________________ package-announcemailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue . FontForge updated for Fedora 41 addresses a memory leak issue as per advisory FEDORA-2025-cb6d4788a8 details.. Fedora FontForge Update Memory Leak CVE-2025-50949. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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Debian: DSA-5641-1 Critical: Fontforge Shell Injection Issues

It was discovered that fontforge, a font editor, is prone to shell command injection vulnerabilities when processing specially crafted files. For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5641-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso March 19, 2024 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : fontforge CVE ID : CVE-2024-25081 CVE-2024-25082 Debian Bug : 1064967 It was discovered that fontforge, a font editor, is prone to shell command injection vulnerabilities when processing specially crafted files. For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in version 1:20201107~dfsg-4+deb11u1. For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 1:20230101~dfsg-1.1~deb12u1. We recommend that you upgrade your fontforge packages. For the detailed security status of fontforge please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/fontforge Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Attention all users: The Fontforge security update DSA-5641-1 addresses critical shell injection vulnerabilities within Debian's font editing software. Please ensure to upgrade immediately!. Debian, Fontforge, Shell Injection, Security Update. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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Debian DSA-3958-1 Critical FontForge DoS Threat Details

It was discovered that FontForge, a font editor, did not correctly validate its input. An attacker could use this flaw by tricking a user into opening a maliciously crafted OpenType font file, thus causing a denial-of-service via application crash, or execution of arbitrary . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3958-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Sebastien Delafond August 29, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : fontforge CVE ID : CVE-2017-11568 CVE-2017-11569 CVE-2017-11571 CVE-2017-11572 CVE-2017-11574 CVE-2017-11575 CVE-2017-11576 CVE-2017-11577 Debian Bug : 869614 It was discovered that FontForge, a font editor, did not correctly validate its input. An attacker could use this flaw by tricking a user into opening a maliciously crafted OpenType font file, thus causing a denial-of-service via application crash, or execution of arbitrary code. For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 20120731.b-5+deb8u1. For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 1:20161005~dfsg-4+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your fontforge packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Debian Security Advisory DSA-3960-1 concerns vulnerabilities in GnuPG, aimed at mitigating data exposure and integrity issues.. FontForge Security Update, Debian Advisory, Input Issues. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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