CVE-2026-95512
Published: October 3, 2026Last modified: October 10, 2026
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | freetype | Fixed (2.13.3-r2) |
| 25 LTS | freetype | Fixed (2.13.3-r2) | |
| Stream | freetype | Fixed (2.14.3-r1) | |
| Hardened Containers | 23 LTS | freetype | Fixed (2.13.3-r2) |
| 25 LTS | freetype | Fixed (2.13.3-r2) | |
| Stream | freetype | Fixed (2.14.3-r1) |