CVE-2026-107168

Published: Oct 7, 2026Modified: Oct 7, 2026

6.2

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 2.5 / Impact: 3.6

Source: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)

Description

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.

Related CWEs

CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

References (2)

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-107168

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2547409

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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