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ubuntu-cve-2026-50811

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2026-07-07 23:16

Modified

2026-07-21 10:43

Summary

Details

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in FreeType 2.14.3 and versions before commit 5a280ecde6f324de0d226261036e736e0cb49a71 in src/truetype/ttgxvar.c, in the TT_Get_Var_Design implementation used by FT_Get_Var_Design_Coordinates

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-50811	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-50811	REPORT
	https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/…	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8562-1	ADVISORY

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{
  "affected": [
    {
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        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "freetype2-demos",
            "binary_version": "2.13.3+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6",
            "binary_version": "2.13.3+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10",
        "name": "freetype",
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      },
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      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "freetype2-demos",
            "binary_version": "2.14.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6",
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      },
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            {
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            },
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            }
          ],
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        }
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        "2.13.3+dfsg-1build1",
        "2.14.1+dfsg-1",
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        "2.14.2+dfsg-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in FreeType 2.14.3 and versions before commit 5a280ecde6f324de0d226261036e736e0cb49a71 in src/truetype/ttgxvar.c, in the TT_Get_Var_Design implementation used by FT_Get_Var_Design_Coordinates",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-50811",
  "modified": "2026-07-21T10:43:28Z",
  "published": "2026-07-07T23:16:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-50811"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-50811"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/merge_requests/432"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
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    }
  ],
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
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    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
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    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2026-50811"
  ]
}

CVE-2026-50811 (GCVE-0-2026-50811)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-07 00:00 – Updated: 2026-07-08 19:47

Summary

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-07-08 19:46 UTC

CWE

n/a
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read

Assigner

mitre

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/…
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/…
https://github.com/freetype/freetype/commit/5a280…
https://gist.github.com/junius-sec/6dd0fb25b643f8…
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/…	exploit

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            "cvssV3_1": {
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              "baseScore": 6.5,
              "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
              "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
              "integrityImpact": "NONE",
              "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
              "scope": "UNCHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "NONE",
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                "timestamp": "2026-07-08T19:46:32.882960Z",
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          {
            "tags": [
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            "url": "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/work_items/1436"
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          "url": "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/issues/1436"
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          "url": "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/commit/5a280ecde6f324de0d226261036e736e0cb49a71"
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          "url": "https://github.com/freetype/freetype/commit/5a280ecde6f324de0d226261036e736e0cb49a71"
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usn-8562-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2026-07-20 11:59

Modified

2026-07-20 11:59

Summary

freetype vulnerability

Details

It was discovered that FreeType incorrectly handled certain variable font files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FreeType to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or obtain sensitive information.

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8562-1	ADVISORY
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-50811	REPORT

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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "cves": [
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              "id": "CVE-2026-50811",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L",
                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                  "score": "medium",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS"
        }
      },
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "freetype2-demos",
            "binary_version": "2.14.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libfreetype6",
            "binary_version": "2.14.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS",
        "name": "freetype",
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      },
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          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.13.3+dfsg-1build1",
        "2.14.1+dfsg-1",
        "2.14.1+dfsg-2",
        "2.14.2+dfsg-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that FreeType incorrectly handled certain variable font\nfiles. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FreeType to\ncrash, resulting in a denial of service, or obtain sensitive information.",
  "id": "USN-8562-1",
  "modified": "2026-07-20T11:59:08Z",
  "published": "2026-07-20T11:59:08Z",
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    {
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    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
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    }
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}

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ubuntu-cve-2026-50811

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2026-50811 (GCVE-0-2026-50811)

usn-8562-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

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