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 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants to fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as detailed in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2025:3407) and the referenced article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Description
A security vulnerability (CVE-2025-27363) in the FreeType font engine allows an out-of-bounds write when parsing font subglyph structures related to TrueType GX and variable font files. This flaw affects multiple Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 variants and architectures. Red Hat has issued an important security update to address this issue.