RHSA-2026:47084 — Security Advisory

Red Hat Security Advisory: libXfont2 security update

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

RHEL 9

Products

Official CSAF product identity

Published · August 3, 2026

Updated · October 17, 2026

Topic

An update for libXfont2 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. 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

X.Org X11 libXfont2 runtime library

Security Fix(es):

  • libXfont2: BitmapScaleBitmaps Integer Overflow Heap Buffer Overflow (CVE-2026-56001)

  • libXfont2: PCF Font Parsing Heap Buffer Overflow (CVE-2026-56002)

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.

Related CVEs

RHSA-2026:47084 — Red Hat Security Advisory: libXfont2 security update | PulseLinux