Red Hat Enterprise Linux (FontForge): Mehrere Schwachstellen
WID-SEC-2024-1512 · first 03.07.2024 · updated 15.04.2026 · CVSS 4,2
What it is about
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) ist eine populäre Linux-Distribution. Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat Enterprise Linux in der Komponente FontForge ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen und Daten zu manipulieren.
Under what conditions?
Only with access to the device or an account on it. Often the second step after a phishing email.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- Informationen offenzulegen
- Daten zu manipulieren
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Oracle Linux
- Gentoo Linux
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux <8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux fontforge <=20230101
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Update to at least:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux fontforge <=20230101
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- Red Hat Security Advisory vom 2024-07-02 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:9439 vom 2024-11-12 access.redhat.com
- Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA-202508-03 vom 2025-08-06 security.gentoo.org
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:2566 vom 2026-02-11 access.redhat.com
- Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2026-7677 vom 2026-04-14 linux.oracle.com
CVE: CVE-2024-25081, CVE-2024-25082
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.