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.

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-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 AlmaLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:7677 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)

    * fontforge: FontForge: Remote Code Execution via malicious SFD file parsing (CVE-2025-15270)

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.

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2026-7677 advisory.

    - Resolves: RHEL-138168       CVE-2025-15270 SFD File Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    - Resolves: RHEL-138174       CVE-2025-15279 GUtils BMP File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow
    - Resolves: RHEL-138190       CVE-2025-15275 SFD File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow
    - Resolves: RHEL-138140       CVE-2025-15269 SFD File Parsing Use-After-Free

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.

The Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2026_7677 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)

    * fontforge: FontForge: Remote Code Execution via malicious SFD file parsing (CVE-2025-15270)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - FontForge GUtils BMP File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This     vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of FontForge.
    User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page     or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of pixels within BMP files. The     issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it     to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the     current user. Was ZDI-CAN-27517. (CVE-2025-15279)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
298298	RockyLinux 9 : fontforge (RLSA-2026:2039)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	2/7/2026	2/7/2026	high
298359	AlmaLinux 9 : fontforge (ALSA-2026:2039)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	2/9/2026	2/9/2026	high
306363	RockyLinux 8 : fontforge (RLSA-2026:7677)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	4/14/2026	4/14/2026	high
306430	Oracle Linux 8 : fontforge (ELSA-2026-7677)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	4/14/2026	4/14/2026	high
356400	Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: fontforge / fontforge-debuginfo / fontforge-debugsource Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2026_7677)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	10/1/2026	10/1/2026	high
281495	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-15279	Nessus	Misc.	12/31/2025	11/5/2026	high

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