Out-of-bounds Read Affecting freetype package, versions <0:2.14.3-1.2.hum1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.47% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-FREETYPE-19214151
  • published23 Aug 2026
  • disclosed7 Jul 2026

Introduced: 7 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-50811  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 freetype to version 0:2.14.3-1.2.hum1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:36841.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freetype package and not the freetype package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in FreeType 2.14.3 and versions before commit 5a280ecde6f324de0d226261036e736e0cb49a71 in src/truetype/ttgxvar.c, in the TT_Get_Var_Design implementation used by FT_Get_Var_Design_Coordinates

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1