Description
Cairo through 1.18.4, as used in Poppler through 25.08.0, has an "unscaled->face == NULL" assertion failure for _cairo_ft_unscaled_font_fini in cairo-ft-font.c.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| cairographics | Cairo | ≤ 1.18.4 | — |
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 15 SP7 | cairo | 1.18.4-150600.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03449-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | cairo | 1.18.4-150600.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03449-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | cairo | 1.15.2-25.11.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03450-1 |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLE Micro 5.5 | cairo | 1.16.0-150400.11.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03280-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.4 | cairo | 1.16.0-150400.11.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03280-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.3 | cairo | 1.16.0-150400.11.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03280-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.2 | cairo | 1.16.0-150200.5.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02843-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | cairo | 1.18.4-3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15457-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | cairo | 1.18.4-150600.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:03449-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | cairo +4 | 1.18.0-4.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2025-1172 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | cairo +4 | 1.15.12-4.amzn2.0.1 | ALAS2-2025-2989 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | cairo | No fix yet | — |
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | cairo | No fix yet | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
GitHub 1 repository
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Landw-hub/CVE-2025-50422 ★ 1 · Aug 1, 2025
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 8
- WID-SEC-2025-1706 poppler: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 2, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15457-1 cairo-devel-1.18.4-3.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:02843-1 Security update for cairo SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:03280-1 Security update for cairo SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:03449-1 Security update for cairo SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:03450-1 Security update for cairo SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- ALAS2023-2025-1172 Moderate: cairo security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Sep 8, 2025
- ALAS2-2025-2989 Moderate: cairo security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Sep 4, 2025