# CVE-2026-95512: Freetype: freetype: denial of service via repeated subroutine allocations in cid font loader Status: published. Published: 2026-10-02. Updated: 2026-11-06. A flaw was found in FreeType, specifically within its CID font loader. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user into opening content that embeds or references a specially crafted CID-keyed font. This crafted font can cause repeated allocations and decryptions of subroutine data across multiple font dictionaries, leading to excessive memory and CPU consumption. This can result in a denial of service (DoS) for the application or service processing the font, potentially causing it to hang or terminate. ## Remediation - workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability. (source: CNA: redhat) ## Affected products and versions - Red Hat / Red Hat Hardened Images (freetype-main): ≥ 2.14.3-2.1.hum1; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat build of OpenJDK 11 ELS (java-11-openjdk): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 (firefox): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 (freetype): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 (java-21-openjdk): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 (java-25-openjdk): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 (thunderbird): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (freetype): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (firefox): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (freetype): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (java-1.8.0-openjdk): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (firefox): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (freetype): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (java-17-openjdk): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (java-1.8.0-openjdk): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (java-21-openjdk): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (mingw-freetype): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (mozjs60): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (thunderbird): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (firefox): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (freetype): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (java-17-openjdk): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (java-1.8.0-openjdk): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (java-21-openjdk): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (java-25-openjdk): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat - Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (thunderbird): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat ## Severity and prioritization - CVSS 3.1: 5.5 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H; source: CNA: redhat - CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources - EPSS: 0.18% as of 2026-11-05; percentile 7.74% - SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact partial; source ADP: CISA-ADP - Weaknesses: CWE-400 ## Exploit evidence No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation. ## References - https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74952 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT) - https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-95512 (CNA: redhat; vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT) - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2462295 (CNA: redhat; issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT) - https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/commit/f3ca71c9900fe860849b3163a6e2c1e765b291d9 (CNA: redhat) ## Provenance - CNA: redhat: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-95512; retrieved 2026-11-06; source updated 2026-11-06 - FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-95512; retrieved 2026-11-06; source updated Not reported Revision: f7cce4e356debdb7242640e830b559aae449864a62467d78911df896f3583437 Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2026-95512 ## Agent and API access Public CVE pages, Markdown, and JSON are free to read without an account or API key. - Public catalog: https://y2.dev/cve/index.json. 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