Security update for fontforge

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4353-1
Release Date: 2025-12-10T18:03:45Z
Rating: low
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-50949 ( SUSE ): 4.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-50949 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-50949 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for fontforge fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-50949: Fixed a memory leak in the DlgCreate8 function. (bsc#1252652)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP7-2025-4353=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-4353=1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP6-2025-4353=1

Package List:

  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • fontforge-debuginfo-20200314-150200.3.12.1
    • fontforge-debugsource-20200314-150200.3.12.1
    • fontforge-20200314-150200.3.12.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • fontforge-devel-20200314-150200.3.12.1
    • fontforge-debuginfo-20200314-150200.3.12.1
    • fontforge-debugsource-20200314-150200.3.12.1
    • fontforge-20200314-150200.3.12.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    • fontforge-doc-20200314-150200.3.12.1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • fontforge-debuginfo-20200314-150200.3.12.1
    • fontforge-debugsource-20200314-150200.3.12.1
    • fontforge-20200314-150200.3.12.1

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