[ CVE-2026-95512 · Published 2 Oct 2026 ]
Vulnerability in Red Hat Hardened Images
CVSS 5.5
EPSS <1%1 agency advisoryNo fix listed yet
[ Description ]Official description
A flaw was found in FreeType, specifically within its CID font loader. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user into opening content that embeds or references a specially crafted CID-keyed font. This crafted font can cause repeated allocations and decryptions of subroutine data across multiple font dictionaries, leading to excessive memory and CPU consumption. This can result in a denial of service (DoS) for the application or service processing the font, potentially causing it to hang or terminate.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.
[ Advisories ]Government CERT advisories
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BSI CERT-BundWID-SEC-2026-3885
FreeType: Vulnerability allows denial of service Translated from German