Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libXfont-debuginfo package, versions <0:1.5.4-1.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.4% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-LIBXFONTDEBUGINFO-18059919
  • published21 Jul 2026
  • disclosed8 Jul 2026

Introduced: 8 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-56003  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 libXfont-debuginfo to version 0:1.5.4-1.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2026-3815.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libXfont-debuginfo package and not the libXfont-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

A heap buffer overflow due to missing size checking in the property buffer when parsing PCF files in libXfont2 ComputeScaledProperties() before libXfont2 before 2.0.8 could be used by attackers using authenticated X clients to execute code within the X server.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1