CVE-2026-71394

EUVD-2026-55257
GNU Emacs for Android improperly validates the table header input in sfnt_read_table_directory() in src/sfnt.c. Due to an incorrect comparison variable in the read-length check, a crafted font file that claims to contain more table directory entries than actually present causes the parser to return a struct with uninitialized heap memory in the table directory entries. An attacker can deliver a malicious font file via email, EWW (Emacs Web Wowser), or documents with custom faces, causing Emacs to load it. This leads to the use of uninitialized heap data in subsequent table lookups, potentially resulting in information disclosure, crashes, or arbitrary memory access on 32-bit targets.


This issue is fixed after commit 7621ee1d01229d50e5c0cddea6bf0b01095a62cf
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
CERT-PLCNA
5.3 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 35.95%
Early Detection
Affected products identified ahead of NVD analysis through intelligence sources.
VendorProductVersionSource
gnuemacs
𝑥
≤ 30.2
CNA
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
emacs
bookworm
1:28.2+1-15+deb12u4
fixed
bookworm (security)
1:28.2+1-15+deb12u4
fixed
forky
1:30.2+1-11
fixed
sid
1:30.2+1-11
fixed
trixie
1:30.1+1-6+deb13u1
fixed
trixie (security)
1:30.1+1-6+deb13u1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
emacs
focal
needs-triage
jammy
needs-triage
noble
needs-triage
resolute
needs-triage
xemacs21
bionic
needs-triage
focal
needs-triage
jammy
needs-triage
noble
needs-triage
resolute
needs-triage
xenial
needs-triage
xemacs21-packages
bionic
needs-triage
focal
needs-triage
jammy
needs-triage
noble
needs-triage
resolute
needs-triage
xenial
needs-triage
emacs24
jammy
dne
noble
dne
resolute
dne
xenial
needs-triage
emacs25
bionic
needs-triage
jammy
dne
noble
dne
resolute
dne