SUSE · Security update for libXfont2
Affects SUSESource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 20:06 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 10 Nov 2026.
Description
This update for libXfont2 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2026-44950: fs_read_glyphs() heap buffer overflow via cumulative glyph data overflow (bsc#1272661). - CVE-2026-59679: fs_read_glyphs() heap OOB read/write via encoding array index mismatch (bsc#1272660).
References
- suse.com/support/security/rating/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/2026/opensuse-su-2026_21539-1.json (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1272660 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1272661 (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44950/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59679/ (opens in a new tab)