[ GLSA 202508-03 ] FontForge: Arbitrary Code Execution

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202508-03
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: FontForge: Arbitrary Code Execution
     Date: August 06, 2025
     Bugs: #926521
       ID: 202508-03

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been discovered in FontForge, which can lead to
arbitrary code execution.

Background
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FontForge is a PostScript font editor and converter.

Affected packages
=================

Package              Vulnerable     Unaffected
-------------------  -------------  --------------
media-gfx/fontforge  < 20230101-r1  >= 20230101-r1

Description
===========

A vulnerabilitiy has been discovered in FontForge. Please review the CVE
identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All FontForge users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/fontforge-20230101-r1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2024-25081
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25081
[ 2 ] CVE-2024-25082
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25082

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202508-03

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2025 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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