I have switched from Arch to Qubes. I ported my DWM, slstatus, etc. but I have them configured with fontawesome glyphs for icons. I know installing software to dom0 is highly discouraged so I am here to ask whether I should install fontawesome to dom0. Is it really a security concern just for a font?
The font is going to be read and processed by software running in dom0, if a vulnerability exists in the software it could be exploited by the font.
If you need to be concerned depends on your threat model.
I personally have installed fonts in dom0, I think it’s unlikely that the exploits exists, and much less it would specifically target Qubes OS / dom0.
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Thanks for the advice.