CVE-2026-107168
MEDIUM
6,2
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Description
AI Translation Available
A flaw was found in m17n-lib. By providing crafted input containing an invalid UTF-8 character sequence, an attacker can cause the text parsing function to enter an infinite loop. This issue leads to sustained high CPU utilization, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the affected application.
835
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
IncompleteCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Availability
Potential Impacts:
Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu)
Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory)
Dos: Amplification
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-107168
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2547409