Red Hat Security Advisory: fontforge security update
A security vulnerability (CVE-2025-15270) exists in FontForge, a font editor used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. 0 Extended Update Support. The flaw allows remote code execution through the parsing of malicious SFD font files. Red Hat has issued an important security update to address this issue in affected versions of FontForge. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-129 and is rated with high severity by the source data. No known exploits are reported in the wild. Users of affected Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder products should apply the provided update to mitigate the risk.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
FontForge, a font editor supporting multiple font formats, contains a remote code execution vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-15270. This vulnerability arises from improper handling of malicious SFD file parsing, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely. The issue affects various Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder Extended Update Support 10.0 packages across multiple architectures. Red Hat Product Security has released an update to fix this vulnerability, and detailed patch instructions are available in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:8875.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely on systems running vulnerable versions of FontForge. This could lead to full system compromise depending on the privileges of the exploited process. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update addressing CVE-2025-15270. Users of affected Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder Extended Update Support 10.0 packages should apply the update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:8875. The advisory provides package details and instructions for applying the fix. Patch status is confirmed as available. No additional mitigation actions are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: fontforge security update
Description
A security vulnerability (CVE-2025-15270) exists in FontForge, a font editor used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. 0 Extended Update Support. The flaw allows remote code execution through the parsing of malicious SFD font files. Red Hat has issued an important security update to address this issue in affected versions of FontForge. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-129 and is rated with high severity by the source data. No known exploits are reported in the wild. Users of affected Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder products should apply the provided update to mitigate the risk.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
FontForge, a font editor supporting multiple font formats, contains a remote code execution vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-15270. This vulnerability arises from improper handling of malicious SFD file parsing, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely. The issue affects various Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder Extended Update Support 10.0 packages across multiple architectures. Red Hat Product Security has released an update to fix this vulnerability, and detailed patch instructions are available in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:8875.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely on systems running vulnerable versions of FontForge. This could lead to full system compromise depending on the privileges of the exploited process. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update addressing CVE-2025-15270. Users of affected Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder Extended Update Support 10.0 packages should apply the update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:8875. The advisory provides package details and instructions for applying the fix. Patch status is confirmed as available. No additional mitigation actions are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:8875
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a248d78e29bf47b50d650ac
Added to database: 6/6/2026, 9:13:28 PM
Last enriched: 6/6/2026, 9:20:31 PM
Last updated: 6/7/2026, 4:26:21 AM
Views: 4
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