OESA-2026-4538: unrtf security update

Published Oct 29, 2026
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Updated

UnRTF is a command-line program written in C which converts documents in Rich Text Format (.rtf) to HTML, LaTeX, troff macros, and RTF itself. Converting to HTML, it supports a number of features of Rich Text Format: Changes in the text's font, size, weight (bold), and slant (italic) Underlines and strikethroughs Partial support for text shadowing, outlining, embossing, or engraving Capitalizations Superscripts and subscripts Expanded and condensed text Changes in the foreground and background colors Conversion of special characters to HTML entities Security Fix(es):

UnRTF by GNU Project is vulnerable to out-of-bounds write. If a user opens an RTF file crafted by an attacker, it may lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.(CVE-2026-109831)

Affected Software

1 affected componentFixes available
openeuler/unrtf<0.21.13-1.oe2403sp4
0.21.13-1.oe2403sp4

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade openeuler/unrtf to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0.21.13-1.oe2403sp4

Event History

Oct 29, 2026
Advisory Published
via OSV·09:02 AM
Data Sourced
via OSV·09:02 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

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