Linux · Security advisory · August 17, 2026

RLSA-2026:55446: libXfont2 security update

RLSA-2026:55446, released August 17, 2026, fixes 2 CVEs in libXfont2 (version 0:2.0.3-2.el8_10.3). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVEs closed
2
None rated Critical
Exploited
0
None reported
Exploitation more likely
0
Vendor assessment
Highest EPSS
0.0026
18th percentile

Priority of the 2 CVEs

Patch now 0 Urgent 0 High 2 Routine 0

Fixed package versions

ProductReleaseFixed in
libXfont2rocky 80:2.0.3-2.el8_10.3

CVEs this fix closes

PriorityCVETitleImpactCVSSEPSSExploitation
High CVE-2026-44950 fs_read_glyphs() heap buffer overflow via cumulative glyph data overflow in libXfont2 9.0 0.0026 None reported
High CVE-2026-59679 fs_read_glyphs() heap OOB read/write via encoding array index mismatch in libXfont2 9.0 0.0026 None reported
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