CVE-2026-23865
freetype - security update
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.02%
Description
An integer overflow in the tt_var_load_item_variation_store function of the Freetype library in versions 2.13.2 and 2.13.3 may allow for an out of bounds read operation when parsing HVAR/VVAR/MVAR tables in OpenType variable fonts. This issue is fixed in version 2.14.2.
How to fix CVE-2026-23865
To remediate CVE-2026-23865, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 11.0.31 or later
- —upgrade to 11.0.31 or later
- —upgrade to 11.0.31 or later
- —upgrade to 2.13.3+dfsg-1+deb13u1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.13.3+dfsg-1+deb13u1 or later
Is CVE-2026-23865 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (5)
- >= 9.0.0, < 11.0.31, >= 12.0.0, < 17.0.19, >= 18.0.0, < 21.0.11, >= 22.0.0, < 25.0.3, >= 26.0.0, < 26.0.1
- >= 9.0.0, < 11.0.31, >= 12.0.0, < 17.0.19, >= 18.0.0, < 21.0.11, >= 22.0.0, < 25.0.3, >= 26.0.0, < 26.0.1
- >= 9.0.0, < 11.0.31, >= 12.0.0, < 17.0.19, >= 18.0.0, < 21.0.11, >= 22.0.0, < 25.0.3, >= 26.0.0, < 26.0.1
- from 0, < 2.13.3+dfsg-1+deb13u1
- from 0, < 2.13.3+dfsg-1+deb13u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |