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GHSA-4RGF-7285-CHF8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-10 12:31 – Updated: 2026-08-10 12:31

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GNU Emacs for Android is vulnerable to an integer overflow in sfnt_read_name_table() in src/sfnt.c. The function computes an allocation size using a 32-bit length value from a TrueType font file without overflow checking. On 32-bit targets, a crafted font causes the calculation to wrap, resulting in an undersized heap allocation. A subsequent read() call writes beyond the buffer, causing a heap buffer overflow. 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 can lead to heap memory corruption and potential code execution.

This issue was fixed in commit d51a4722316efe0960994d371e1859099894d1ca

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N

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CVE-2026-71393 (GCVE-0-2026-71393)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-10 10:22 – Updated: 2026-08-10 17:50 X_Open Source

Title

Heap Buffer Overflow in GNU Emacs for Android

Summary

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-10 17:50 UTC

CWE

CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Assigner

CERT-PL ENISA root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/08/CVE-2026-71391	third-party-advisory
https://www.gnu.org/savannah-checkouts/gnu/emacs/…	product
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commi…	patch

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
GNU	Emacs	Affected: 0 , ≤ 30.2 (custom) cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:::android:::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:::32_bit:::::*

Credits

Michał Majchrowicz (AFINE Team) Marcin Wyczechowski (AFINE Team)

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