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m17n-lib — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2026-107167

A flaw was found in m17n-lib. A user providing specially crafted text input can trigger a heap use-after-free condition during input-method state transitions. Under specific conditions, the library frees an internal input context object but subsequently attempts to write to that freed memory. This issue can cause applications relying on the library to crash, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS), or potentially allow arbitrary code execution.

Products
m17n-lib
Affected versions
1.8.0-6, 1.8.2-1, 1.8.3-1, 1.8.3-2, 1.8.4-1, 1.8.4-2, 1.8.5-1, 1.8.6-1
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-107167
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
28 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-107167

core-osv · Original source

Published 7 Oct 2026, 15:17 UTC

A flaw was found in m17n-lib. A user providing specially crafted text input can trigger a heap use-after-free condition during input-method state transitions. Under specific conditions, the library frees an internal input context object but subsequently attempts to write to that freed memory. This issue can cause applications relying on the library to crash, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS), or potentially allow arbitrary code execution.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-107167

m17n-lib

Fixed versions: Not specified

m17n-lib

Fixed versions: Not specified

m17n-lib

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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