Bug 2429288 - CVE-2026-22693 harfbuzz: Null Pointer Dereference in harfbuzz [fedora-43]
Summary: CVE-2026-22693 harfbuzz: Null Pointer Dereference in harfbuzz [fedora-43]
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: harfbuzz
Version: 43
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Parag Nemade
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL:
Whiteboard: {"flaws": ["9a132224-d774-465d-b84b-e...
Depends On:
Blocks: CVE-2026-22693
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Reported: 2026-01-13 19:12 UTC by Jon Moroney
Modified: 2026-01-16 17:43 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

Fixed In Version: harfbuzz-11.5.1-2.fc43
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2026-01-16 17:43:07 UTC
Type: ---
Embargoed:
pnemade: mirror+


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Red Hat Issue Tracker FC-2945 0 None None None 2026-01-14 03:00:08 UTC

Description Jon Moroney 2026-01-13 19:12:57 UTC
Disclaimer: Community trackers are created by Red Hat Product Security team on a best effort basis. Package maintainers are required to ascertain if the flaw indeed affects their package, before starting the update process.

Comment 2 Parag Nemade 2026-01-14 02:59:08 UTC
Well there is no information at all in this bug or parent bug about what this CVE is and how to reproduce it and what its severity is....

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2026-01-14 12:43:16 UTC
FEDORA-2026-b38fe572ef (harfbuzz-11.5.1-2.fc43) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 43.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-b38fe572ef

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2026-01-15 01:33:17 UTC
FEDORA-2026-b38fe572ef has been pushed to the Fedora 43 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-b38fe572ef`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-b38fe572ef

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2026-01-16 17:43:07 UTC
FEDORA-2026-b38fe572ef (harfbuzz-11.5.1-2.fc43) has been pushed to the Fedora 43 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.


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