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CVE-2025-27363VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: freetype security update

Affects Red Hat freetypeSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited : upgrade Red Hat freetype to 8.8-10 soon.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 19:03 UTC

Severity
High

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

Patch
Available – fixed in 8.8-10

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 31 Mar 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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

Upgrade Red Hat freetype to 8.8-10.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Product Security Red HatAffected
  • >=8.8 <8.8-10
Fixed in
  • 8.8-10

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated freetype packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support and related variants. Users should apply these official updates as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:3386 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.

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 flaw affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support and related variants. Red Hat has issued a security advisory and released updated packages to address this issue.

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