CVE-2026-113679
Publication date 20 October 2026
Last updated 14 November 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
HarfBuzz 8.0.0 through 14.6.0 contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the experimental WebAssembly shaper because the font_glyph_to_string import has a wrong WAMR signature. Attackers can supply a crafted font whose wasm module places the output buffer near linear memory's end, writing glyph-name bytes into host memory to crash or corrupt applications.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| harfbuzz | 26.10 stonking |
Not affected
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| 26.04 LTS resolute |
Not affected
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
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Notes
charlescochran
Per Debian and my research, Ubuntu's version of harfbuzz does not include the experimental WASM backend and is therefore not-affected.
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version:
Base score
7.3 · High
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base score
7.0 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H