SB2026021130 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for fontforge
Published: February 11, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 5 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25082)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when handling archives. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted archive and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
2) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25081)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when handling filenames. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
3) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-15279)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the parsing of pixels. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted BMP file, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-15269)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted SFD file and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
5) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-15275)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted SFD file, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.