Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs (fontconfig): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung oder DoS
Affects Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik Red HatSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.9 Medium : upgrade Red Hat fontconfig to 2.17.1 when convenient.
Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 01:54 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.17.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade fontconfig and fontconfig/fontconfig to 2.17.1.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| fontconfig projectfontconfig | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubfontconfig/fontconfigpkg:github/fontconfig/fontconfigOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated fontconfig RPM packages (version 2.17.1-0.1.hum1) that fix the vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Hardened Images should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:13722. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Description
A security vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-34085 affects the fontconfig RPM packages in Red Hat Hardened Images. The flaw could allow code execution or denial of service (DoS). Red Hat has released an update to address this issue in fontconfig version 2.17.1-0.1.hum1 for multiple architectures.