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RockyLinux 9 : fontforge (RLSA-2026:2039)
high Nessus Plugin ID 298298
Synopsis
The remote RockyLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:2039 advisory.* fontforge: FontForge: Remote Code Execution via heap-based buffer overflow in BMP file parsing (CVE-2025-15279)
* fontforge: FontForge: Remote Code Execution via Use-After-Free in SFD file parsing (CVE-2025-15269)
* fontforge: FontForge: Arbitrary code execution via SFD file parsing buffer overflow (CVE-2025-15275)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux 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, fontforge-debuginfo and / or fontforge-debugsource packages.See Also
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2426421
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2426423
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 298298
File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-2039.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 2/7/2026
Updated: 2/7/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, 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:rocky:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:fontforge, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:fontforge-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:fontforge-debugsource
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/7/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/31/2025