RHSA-2026:0756 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: transfig security update
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · January 19, 2026
Updated · November 2, 2026
Topic
An update for transfig is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
The transfig utility creates a makefile which translates FIG (created by xfig) or PIC figures into a specified LaTeX graphics language (for example, PostScript(TM)). Transfig is used to create TeX documents which are portable (i.e., they can be printed in a wide variety of environments). Install transfig if you need a utility for translating FIG or PIC figures into certain graphics languages.
Security Fix(es):
- xfig: xfig: Stack-overflow allows possible code execution via local input manipulation (CVE-2025-46397)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.