Red Hat Security Advisory: flute, libbase, libfonts, libformula, liblayout, libloader, libreoffice, librepository
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Public exploit available · CVSS 5.4 Medium · end of life, no fix coming : replace or isolate Red Hat libreoffice; no fix will be released.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 00:31 UTC
- Patch
- None coming – the product is end of life
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:PExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 22 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: evidence found.
CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public
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), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
No fix will be released: Red Hat libreoffice is end of life. Replace it, or isolate it from untrusted networks until you can.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| The Document FoundationLibreOffice | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Debiandebian/libreofficepkg:deb/debian/libreofficeOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security updates as provided in the advisory RHSA-2026:88164 promptly. For detailed update instructions, refer to Red Hat's official guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patches.
Description
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in LibreOffice packages distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. These include heap and stack buffer overflows in PDF import stream handling and font conversion components, as well as an arbitrary code execution vulnerability via a remote Java database driver. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory with updates addressing these issues. Additionally, several packages have been updated to handle the end-of-life status of Java after November 2026.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88164 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2537936 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2538242 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2538363 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2545885 (opens in a new tab)
- issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-260518 (opens in a new tab)
- issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-275416 (opens in a new tab)
- issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-275417 (opens in a new tab)
- issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-275418 (opens in a new tab)
- issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-275419 (opens in a new tab)
- issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-275420 (opens in a new tab)
- issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-275421 (opens in a new tab)
- issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-275422 (opens in a new tab)
- issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-275423 (opens in a new tab)
- issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-275424 (opens in a new tab)
- issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-277813 (opens in a new tab)
- issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-286491 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_88164.json (opens in a new tab)