Use After Free Affecting fontforge package, versions <0:20201107-7.el9_7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.32% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY9-FONTFORGE-15248280
  • published8 Feb 2026
  • disclosed31 Dec 2025

Introduced: 31 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-15269  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:9 fontforge to version 0:20201107-7.el9_7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2026:2039.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream fontforge package and not the fontforge package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

FontForge SFD File Parsing Use-After-Free 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 SFD files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-28564.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1