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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD6.1 Medium

CVE-2026-6861

Emacs: emacs: memory corruption vulnerability when processing svg css

Description

A flaw was found in GNU Emacs. This vulnerability, a memory corruption issue, occurs when Emacs processes specially crafted SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) data. A local user could exploit this by convincing a victim to open a malicious SVG file, which may lead to a denial of service (DoS) or potentially information disclosure.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Default version status: unknown

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Default version status: unknown

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Default version status: unknown

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Default version status: unknown

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Default version status: unknown

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