Description
Cairo version 1.15.4 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference related to the FT_Load_Glyph and FT_Render_Glyph resulting in an application crash.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Cairo | 1.15.4 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | cairo | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | cairo | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | cairo | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | cairo | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | cairo | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | cairo | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | cairo | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | cairo | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | cairo | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | cairo | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | cairo | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP2 | cairo | 1.15.2-24.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1671-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | cairo | 1.8.8-2.3.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:1453-1 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 12 SP2 | cairo | 1.15.2-24.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1671-1 |
| SLES for SAP 11 SP4 | cairo | 1.8.8-2.3.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:1453-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | cairo | >= 1.15.4, < 1.15.5 | 1.15.5 | GHSA-5v3f-73gv-x7x5 |
Advisories 2
- SUSE-SU-2017:1671-1 Security update for cairo SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2018:1453-1 Security update for cairo SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=100763
- [oss-security] 20170428 CVE-2017-7475 Cairo-1.15.4 Denial-of-Service Attack due to Logical Problem in Program mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7475
- [mina-dev] 20210225 [jira] [Created] (FTPSERVER-500) Security vulnerability in common/lib/log4j-1.2.17.jar mailing-list