[ALSA-2026:55448] Important: libXfont2 security update
Type:
security
Severity:
important
Release date:
2026-08-18
Description:
X.Org X11 libXfont2 runtime library Security 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.
References:
Updated packages listed below:
Architecture Package Checksum
aarch64 libXfont2-devel-2.0.6-5.el10_2.3.aarch64.rpm a46e532f7c905951d7a7cd2b3d65c22ce8a951235a08d88445a315de909b2879
aarch64 libXfont2-2.0.6-5.el10_2.3.aarch64.rpm bf986f9d14da7f869be28259df70799fa03d682f3778e08087f14ee8be621e4a
ppc64le libXfont2-devel-2.0.6-5.el10_2.3.ppc64le.rpm 708f20ae82d627e083b6b7dcea632fa0ec778aa36eb3bb3bffaf4e8b2e4b30d4
ppc64le libXfont2-2.0.6-5.el10_2.3.ppc64le.rpm ac914bd4c8d88dd032d557a774c278b08ca35f63f881e1dd005762a947149d88
s390x libXfont2-2.0.6-5.el10_2.3.s390x.rpm 16d2c2ed6e7ce1571d52a99ecda5892a77a60aaf53599fca7d603d77d04e8df7
s390x libXfont2-devel-2.0.6-5.el10_2.3.s390x.rpm 25b904a94a7c1d06f8251c3e719df24a9bc483226f4d5213df6cb1cdc1012240
x86_64 libXfont2-2.0.6-5.el10_2.3.x86_64.rpm 0992b6a710dc47252118fd3d535a671ef8f9d52aa3ef5fe46d5d60967e5520c1
x86_64 libXfont2-devel-2.0.6-5.el10_2.3.x86_64.rpm 4bd2cfb849b4e5ef3419c995ebf641da3dea93c26a74be36d59166aac1c0e9fe
x86_64_v2 libXfont2-devel-2.0.6-5.el10_2.3.x86_64_v2.rpm 58a00234bb000bd86f45d27d6472e923d86e2359b22573c00d6e41b887f182cb
x86_64_v2 libXfont2-2.0.6-5.el10_2.3.x86_64_v2.rpm ff92cf9c72cab7affa2e52de3fd5f3919573b64ca849fba2c32457c0949e24e2
Notes:
This page is generated automatically from Red Hat security data and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.