RHSA-2026:51067 — Security Advisory

Red Hat Security Advisory: libXfont2 security update

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

RHEL 8

Products

Official CSAF product identity

Published · August 6, 2026

Updated · October 17, 2026

Topic

An update for libXfont2 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service.

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)

  • libXfont2: computeProps Property Buffer Heap Buffer Overflow (CVE-2026-56003)

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

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