libXfont2: BitmapScaleBitmaps Integer Overflow Heap Buffer Overflow

A flaw was found in libXfont2. In the BitmapScaleBitmaps function, an integer overflow can occur when calculating the memory needed for font glyphs. This overflow leads to a heap buffer overflow, where a smaller-than-required memory buffer is allocated. A local attacker can exploit this by loadin...

libXfont2 BitmapScaleBitmaps Integer Overflow Heap Buffer Overflow

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CVE-2026-56001

A heap buffer overflow in BitmapScaleBitmaps in libXfont2 before 2.0.8 due to an overflowing 32bit size could be used by attackers able to access the X Server to execute code within the X server cont...