Red Hat Security Advisory: freetype security update
Affects Red Hat freetypeSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 19:03 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 31 Mar 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated FreeType packages (version 2.10.4-7.el9_0) for affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions systems. Users should apply these official updates promptly to remediate the vulnerability. Detailed update instructions are available in the Red Hat advisory and knowledge base article referenced.
Description
A security vulnerability (CVE-2025-27363) in FreeType, a font engine used to load and render fonts, allows an out-of-bounds write when parsing font subglyph structures related to TrueType GX and variable font files. This issue affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions on multiple architectures. Red Hat has issued an important security update to address this vulnerability.