Detections
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Oracle Linux 9 : fontforge (ELSA-2026-2039)
high Nessus Plugin ID 298168
Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2026-2039 advisory.- Resolves: RHEL-138206 CVE-2025-15279 GUtils BMP File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow
- Resolves: RHEL-138228 CVE-2025-15275 SFD File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected fontforge package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 298168
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2026-2039.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 2/5/2026
Updated: 2/5/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-15275
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:fontforge
Required KB Items: Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/5/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/31/2025