MGASA-2024-0082 - Updated fontforge packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 22 Mar 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0082.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 9
CVE: CVE-2024-25081,
     CVE-2024-25082

Splinefont in FontForge through 20230101 allows command injection via
crafted filenames. (CVE-2024-25081)
Splinefont in FontForge through 20230101 allows command injection via
crafted archives or compressed files. (CVE-2024-25082)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32956
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/08/2
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rjx3-xwwm-jhj5
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2j3h-j2q3-wxp3
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-25081
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-25082

SRPMS:
- 9/core/fontforge-20220308-2.1.mga9

Mageia 2024-0082: fontforge security update

Splinefont in FontForge through 20230101 allows command injection via crafted filenames

Summary

Splinefont in FontForge through 20230101 allows command injection via crafted filenames. (CVE-2024-25081) Splinefont in FontForge through 20230101 allows command injection via crafted archives or compressed files. (CVE-2024-25082)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32956

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/08/2

- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rjx3-xwwm-jhj5

- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2j3h-j2q3-wxp3

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-25081

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-25082

Resolution

MGASA-2024-0082 - Updated fontforge packages fix security vulnerabilities

SRPMS

- 9/core/fontforge-20220308-2.1.mga9

Severity
Publication date: 22 Mar 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0082.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2024-25081, CVE-2024-25082

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