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Posted on 15 July 2026
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-6388-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
July 15, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libxfont
CVE ID : CVE-2026-56001 CVE-2026-56002 CVE-2026-56003
Debian Bug : 1141702
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in libXfont, the X11 font
rasterisation library, which may result in arbitrary code execution in
the X server context for authenticated X clients.
For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in
version 1:2.0.6-1+deb13u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libxfont packages.
For the detailed security status of libxfont please refer to its
security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libxfont
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
