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Advisory severityHigh7.8Vendor: MediumRed Hat Linux

High [CVE-2025-46397] Xfig: xfig: stack-overflow allows possible code execution via local input manipulation

This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2025-46397 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support.

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CVE-2025-46397
Affected products & platforms
Red Hat LinuxRed Hat Enterprise Linux
Open source advisory

Summary

A flaw was found in xfig. This vulnerability allows possible code execution via local input manipulation via bezier_spline function.

Red Hat severity: Moderate — CVSS 7.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). Weakness: CWE-120.

Affected Red Hat products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Will not fix / out of support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Red Hat fixing advisory: RHSA-2026:0756, RHSA-2026:0700, RHSA-2026:0705, RHSA-2026:0704.

Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat package: transfig.

Is CVE-2025-46397 exploited?

No exploitation is reported in the sources VulniPulse tracks: CVE-2025-46397 is not in the CISA KEV catalog (checked ) and this advisory does not report exploitation. That is not proof the vulnerability cannot be exploited.

How do I fix CVE-2025-46397?

Upgrade to a fixed release named by Red Hat:

  • transfig-1:3.2.6a-5.el8_10
  • transfig-1:3.2.7b-11.el9_7
  • transfig-1:3.2.7b-10.el9_4.1
  • transfig-1:3.2.7b-10.el9_6.1
  • RHSA-2026:0756
  • RHSA-2026:0700
  • RHSA-2026:0705
  • RHSA-2026:0704

Confirm against the vendor advisory before you patch.

Affected versions

No affected-version range was extracted from the source record. The vendor advisory is authoritative. Check it before change work.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 9 days ago·verify at source

Fixed versions
  • transfig-1:3.2.6a-5.el8_10
  • transfig-1:3.2.7b-11.el9_7
  • transfig-1:3.2.7b-10.el9_4.1
  • transfig-1:3.2.7b-10.el9_6.1
  • RHSA-2026:0756
  • RHSA-2026:0700
  • RHSA-2026:0705
  • RHSA-2026:0704

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 9 days ago·verify at source

Mitigation

Upgrade to a fixed release: transfig-1:3.2.6a-5.el8_10, transfig-1:3.2.7b-11.el9_7, transfig-1:3.2.7b-10.el9_4.1, transfig-1:3.2.7b-10.el9_6.1, RHSA-2026:0756, RHSA-2026:0700. That is the remediation for this advisory.

The vendor advisory may list interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here. Review it before change work.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 9 days ago·verify at source

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