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High ALSA-2026:2039 3 CVEs

Important: fontforge security update

Published Feb 5, 2026 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Ecosystem: AlmaLinux

Summary

FontForge 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.

Security Fix(es):

* fontforge: FontForge: Remote Code Execution via heap-based buffer overflow in BMP file parsing (CVE-2025-15279)
* fontforge: FontForge: Remote Code Execution via Use-After-Free in SFD file parsing (CVE-2025-15269)
* fontforge: FontForge: Arbitrary code execution via SFD file parsing buffer overflow (CVE-2025-15275)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 9 fontforge 20201107-7.el9_7

Vulnerabilities 3

  • High 8.8
    CVE-2025-15269

    FontForge SFD File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    FontForge SFD File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of FontForge. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the …

    FontForge FontForge fontforge fontforge Debian Ubuntu
  • High 8.8
    CVE-2025-15275

    FontForge SFD File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    FontForge SFD File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of FontForge. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability …

    FontForge FontForge fontforge fontforge Debian Ubuntu
  • High 7.8
    CVE-2025-15279

    FontForge GUtils BMP File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    FontForge GUtils BMP File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of FontForge. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnera…

    FontForge FontForge fontforge fontforge Debian Ubuntu Wolfi

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-15269
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-15275
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-15279
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2426421
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2426423
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2426429
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-2039.html