CVE-2026-59679 fs_read_glyphs() heap OOB read/write via encoding array index mismatch in libXfont2

fsreadglyphs in the libXfont2 font-server client src/fc/fserve.c indexes the per-character encoding array using numchars from the FSQueryXBitmaps16 reply, but that array was allocated with a size derived from numextents in the separate FSQueryXExtents16 reply. The two CARD32 fields are never...

CVE-2026-59679

CVE-2026-59679 affects the libXfont2 font-server client (X.Org X11). The function fs_read_glyphs() in src/fc/fserve.c indexes the encoding[] array using num_chars from the FS_QueryXBitmaps16 reply, but that array was allocated based on num_extents from the separate FS_QueryXExtents16 reply—two fi...

CVE-2026-59679 fs_read_glyphs() heap OOB read/write via encoding array index mismatch in libXfont2

fsreadglyphs in the libXfont2 font-server client src/fc/fserve.c indexes the per-character encoding array using numchars from the FSQueryXBitmaps16 reply, but that array was allocated with a size derived from numextents in the separate FSQueryXExtents16 reply. The two CARD32 fields are never...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: libXfont2 security update

An update for libXfont2 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common...

Security update for libXfont2

This update for libXfont2 fixes the following issues: CVE-2026-44950: fsreadglyphs heap buffer overflow via cumulative glyph data overflow bsc1272661. CVE-2026-59679: fsreadglyphs heap OOB read/write via encoding array index mismatch bsc1272660. Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use...

R PDF LoadEncoding Code Execution Vulnerability(CVE-2016-8714)

Summary An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the LoadEncoding functionality of the R programming language version 3.3.0. A specially crafted R script can cause a buffer overflow resulting in a memory corruption. An attacker can send a malicious R script to trigger this...