CVE-2026-107170 (GCVE-0-2026-107170)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-07 12:41 – Updated: 2026-10-07 17:41
VLAI
Title
M17n-lib: null dereference in minput_open_im() after failed m17n_init()
Summary
A flaw was found in m17n-lib. A partial failure during library initialization can leave an internal driver pointer uninitialized. Under specific error conditions, such as system resource exhaustion or database corruption, an application attempting to open an input method dereferences this null pointer without proper validation. This issue causes the application to crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
Severity
2.9 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-07 17:40 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 81/100 over 968 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2547411 issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-10-07 11:49
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank Shalitha Madhuwantha for reporting this issue.
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