Medium [CVE-2026-63272] Heap buffer overflow in WMF text record import
This medium-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-63272.
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Summary
Heap buffer overflow in WMF text record import. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 6.6).
Weakness: CWE-787.
Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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Mitigation checklist
- To mitigate this issue, users should exercise caution when opening untrusted documents, especially those containing WMF graphics. If LibreOffice is not required, consider removing the package to eliminate the attack surface. On server systems, LibreOffice is typically not installed by default, thus reducing exposure.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 10 days ago·verify at source
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