A flaw was found in FreeType, specifically within its CID font loader. (CVE-2026-95512)
A vulnerability in FreeType's CID font loader allows a remote attacker to cause excessive memory and CPU consumption by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted CID-keyed font. This can lead to denial of service (DoS) by causing the affected application or service to hang or terminate. The issue has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 5.5. Red Hat has released an update to address this flaw in their Hardened Images RPMs.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-95512 is a vulnerability in FreeType's CID font loader where a crafted CID-keyed font causes repeated allocations and decryptions of subroutine data across multiple font dictionaries. This results in excessive memory and CPU usage, potentially causing denial of service conditions in applications processing the font. The vulnerability requires user interaction (opening malicious content) and has low attack complexity with no privileges required. Red Hat has issued a security advisory with updated RPM packages (freetype-2.14.3-2.1.hum1) to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause denial of service by exhausting system resources (memory and CPU) when processing malicious CID-keyed fonts. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity, only availability is affected. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated freetype packages (version 2.14.3-2.1.hum1) that fix this vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Hardened Images should apply these updates promptly to mitigate the risk. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
A flaw was found in FreeType, specifically within its CID font loader. (CVE-2026-95512)
Description
A vulnerability in FreeType's CID font loader allows a remote attacker to cause excessive memory and CPU consumption by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted CID-keyed font. This can lead to denial of service (DoS) by causing the affected application or service to hang or terminate. The issue has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 5.5. Red Hat has released an update to address this flaw in their Hardened Images RPMs.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-95512 is a vulnerability in FreeType's CID font loader where a crafted CID-keyed font causes repeated allocations and decryptions of subroutine data across multiple font dictionaries. This results in excessive memory and CPU usage, potentially causing denial of service conditions in applications processing the font. The vulnerability requires user interaction (opening malicious content) and has low attack complexity with no privileges required. Red Hat has issued a security advisory with updated RPM packages (freetype-2.14.3-2.1.hum1) to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause denial of service by exhausting system resources (memory and CPU) when processing malicious CID-keyed fonts. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity, only availability is affected. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated freetype packages (version 2.14.3-2.1.hum1) that fix this vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Hardened Images should apply these updates promptly to mitigate the risk. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-m5vf-r2p2-8m29
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-95512"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Patch Information
Threat ID: 6abfee7aa43b0b3b89e543a7
Added to database: 10/02/2026, 17:48:42 UTC
Last enriched: 10/02/2026, 17:53:03 UTC
Last updated: 10/03/2026, 02:46:08 UTC
Views: 2
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