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UBUNTU-CVE-2026-95512
A flaw was found in FreeType, specifically within its CID font loader. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user into open...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
A flaw was found in FreeType, specifically within its CID font loader. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user into opening content that embeds or references a specially crafted CID-keyed font. This crafted font can cause repeated allocations and decryptions of subroutine data across multiple font dictionaries, leading to excessive memory and CPU consumption. This can result in a denial of service (DoS) for the application or service processing the font, potentially causing it to hang or terminate.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
freetype
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
freetype
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
freetype
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
freetype
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
freetype
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
freetype
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.13.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
freetype
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.14.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2"}]}]
References
- advisory ubuntu.com
- report ubuntu.com
- report cve.org
- report access.redhat.com