{"id":"ALSA-2026:55447","summary":"Important: libXfont2 security update","details":"X.Org X11 libXfont2 runtime library  \n\nSecurity Fix(es):  \n\n  * libxfont2: Font Server Client encoding[] Out-Of-Bounds Read/Write (CVE-2026-59679)\n  * libxfonts2: libXfont2: Privilege Escalation via Heap Buffer Overflow in Font Server Client (CVE-2026-44950)\n\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n","modified":"2026-08-18T13:27:14.097534040Z","published":"2026-08-17T00:00:00Z","related":["CVE-2026-44950","CVE-2026-59679"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55447"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44950"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59679"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2509620"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2509622"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-55447.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libXfont2","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:9","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/libXfont2"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.0.3-12.el9_8.3"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux9/ALSA-2026:55447.json"}},{"package":{"name":"libXfont2-devel","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:9","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/libXfont2-devel"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.0.3-12.el9_8.3"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux9/ALSA-2026:55447.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}