# CVE-2025-15270: fontforge: FontForge is a font editor for outline and bitmap fonts CVE-2025-15270 is fixed in 5 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2026:8875, released December 31, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-15270 - Priority: High - CVSS: 8.8 (Important) - EPSS: 0.0061 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: Dec 31, 2025 ## Description FontForge is a font editor for outline and bitmap fonts. It supports a range of font formats, including PostScript (ASCII and binary Type 1, some Type 3 and Type 0), TrueType, OpenType (Type2) and CID-keyed fonts. Security Fix(es): * 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) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | fontforge Fedora 43 | 20230101-20.fc43 | [FEDORA-2026-4F7402837E](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/fedora-2026-4f7402837e.md) | Mar 18, 2026 | | Linux | fontforge RHEL 10 | 20230101-15.el10_0 | [RHSA-2026:8875](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-8875.md) | Dec 31, 2025 | | Linux | fontforge RHEL 8 | 0:20200314-7.el8_10 | [RHSA-2026:7677](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-7677.md) | Apr 15, 2026 | | Linux | fontforge RHEL 9 | 0:20201107-8.el9_7 | [RHSA-2026:6628](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-6628.md) | Apr 15, 2026 | | Linux | fontforge almalinux 10 | 20230101-15.el10_1 | [ALSA-2026:6631](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-6631.md) | Apr 6, 2026 | | Linux | fontforge almalinux 8 | 20200314-7.el8_10 | [ALSA-2026:7677](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-7677.md) | Apr 13, 2026 | | Linux | fontforge almalinux 9 | 20201107-8.el9_7 | [ALSA-2026:6628](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-6628.md) | Apr 6, 2026 | | Linux | fontforge amzn 2023 | 20201107-3.amzn2023.0.6 | [ALAS2023-2026-1431](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1431.md) | Feb 16, 2026 | | Linux | fontforge ol 10 | 0:20230101-15.el10_1 | [ELSA-2026-6631](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-6631.md) | Apr 7, 2026 | | Linux | fontforge ol 8 | 0:20200314-7.el8_10 | [ELSA-2026-7677](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-7677.md) | Apr 14, 2026 | | Linux | fontforge ol 9 | 0:20201107-8.el9_7 | [ELSA-2026-6628](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-6628.md) | Apr 6, 2026 | | Linux | fontforge opensuse-leap 16.0 | 20251009-160000.2.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20608-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-20608-1.md) | Apr 22, 2026 | | Linux | fontforge rocky 10 | 0:20230101-15.el10_1 | [RLSA-2026:6631](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2026-6631.md) | Apr 9, 2026 | | Linux | fontforge rocky 8 | 0:20200314-7.el8_10 | [RLSA-2026:7677](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2026-7677.md) | Apr 14, 2026 | | Linux | fontforge rocky 9 | 0:20201107-8.el9_7 | [RLSA-2026:6628](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2026-6628.md) | Apr 8, 2026 | | Linux | fontforge-debuginfo Fedora 43 | 20230101-20.fc43 | [FEDORA-2026-4F7402837E](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/fedora-2026-4f7402837e.md) | Mar 18, 2026 | | Linux | fontforge-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 20201107-3.amzn2023.0.6 | [ALAS2023-2026-1431](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1431.md) | Feb 16, 2026 | | Linux | fontforge-debugsource Fedora 43 | 20230101-20.fc43 | [FEDORA-2026-4F7402837E](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/fedora-2026-4f7402837e.md) | Mar 18, 2026 | | Linux | fontforge-debugsource amzn 2023 | 20201107-3.amzn2023.0.6 | [ALAS2023-2026-1431](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1431.md) | Feb 16, 2026 | | Linux | fontforge-devel Fedora 43 | 20230101-20.fc43 | [FEDORA-2026-4F7402837E](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/fedora-2026-4f7402837e.md) | Mar 18, 2026 | | Linux | fontforge-devel amzn 2023 | 20201107-3.amzn2023.0.6 | [ALAS2023-2026-1431](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1431.md) | Feb 16, 2026 | | Linux | fontforge-doc Fedora 43 | 20230101-20.fc43 | [FEDORA-2026-4F7402837E](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/fedora-2026-4f7402837e.md) | Mar 18, 2026 | | Linux | fontforge-doc amzn 2023 | 20201107-3.amzn2023.0.6 | [ALAS2023-2026-1431](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-1431.md) | Feb 16, 2026 | --- Data as of 2026-11-09T07:25:28Z UTC. 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