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libXfont2: Fix of 2 CVEs

Type: advisorySources: OSV

- CVE-2026-59679: validate num_chars against the encoding array size in fs_read_glyphs() in src/fc/fserve.c; prevents an out-of-bounds read/write on encoding[] when a font server sends more glyphs than extents (upstream commit 668fea81f40bcb48ec67fb55d0b851049d265290) - CVE-2026-44950: bounds-check cumulative glyph data writes in fs_read_glyphs() in src/fc/fserve.c; prevents a heap buffer overflow from overlapping source offsets whose total length exceeds the allocated bitmap buffer (upstream commit c2d222bb22c623d8a40f3275077fc7e6617f2c8a)

Products
libXfont2, libXfont2-devel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.0.3-12.el9_6.tuxcare.els4
CVEs
CVE-2026-44950, CVE-2026-59679
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 11:58 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

libXfont2: Fix of 2 CVEs

core-osv · Original source

Published 26 Aug 2026, 09:32 UTC

- CVE-2026-59679: validate num_chars against the encoding array size in fs_read_glyphs() in src/fc/fserve.c; prevents an out-of-bounds read/write on encoding[] when a font server sends more glyphs than extents (upstream commit 668fea81f40bcb48ec67fb55d0b851049d265290) - CVE-2026-44950: bounds-check cumulative glyph data writes in fs_read_glyphs() in src/fc/fserve.c; prevents a heap buffer overflow from overlapping source offsets whose total length exceeds the allocated bitmap buffer (upstream commit c2d222bb22c623d8a40f3275077fc7e6617f2c8a)

osv:CLSA-2026-1787162017

libXfont2

Fixed versions: 2.0.3-12.el9_6.tuxcare.els4

libXfont2-devel

Fixed versions: 2.0.3-12.el9_6.tuxcare.els4

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CLSA-2026-1787162017",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "libXfont2: Fix of 2 CVEs",
    "summary": "- CVE-2026-59679: validate num_chars against the encoding array size in fs_read_glyphs() in src/fc/fserve.c; prevents an out-of-bounds read/write on encoding[] when a font server sends more glyphs than extents (upstream commit 668fea81f40bcb48ec67fb55d0b851049d265290) - CVE-2026-44950: bounds-check cumulative glyph data writes in fs_read_glyphs() in src/fc/fserve.c; prevents a heap buffer overflow from overlapping source offsets whose total length exceeds the allocated bitmap buffer (upstream commit c2d222bb22c623d8a40f3275077fc7e6617f2c8a)",
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          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
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