RHSA-2026:61756: Important: libXfont2 security update
Important: libXfont2 security update
Other sources
X.Org X11 libXfont2 runtime librarySecurity Fix(es): libxfont2: Font Server Client encoding[] Out-Of-Bounds Read/Write (CVE-2026-59679) libxfonts2: libXfont2: Privilege Escalation via Heap Buffer Overflow in Font Server Client (CVE-2026-44950) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
— Red Hat
Affected Software
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
Upgrade
libxfonts2/libXfont2 (libXfont2 runtime library)to a version that resolves this vulnerability.Patch CVE-2026-44950 - Upgrade
Upgrade
libxfonts2/libXfont2 (libXfont2 runtime library)to a version that resolves this vulnerability.Patch CVE-2026-59679