A security notice published on September 28, 2026 reports that specially crafted SVG images may cause memory corruption in Emacs, potentially leading to a crash, denial of service, or disclosure of information.
Notice USN-8835-1, published on September 28, 2026 in the Ubuntu Security feed, concerns a vulnerability in Emacs. According to the report, the program incorrectly handled specially crafted SVG images, which could result in memory corruption. An attacker could potentially cause Emacs to crash, resulting in denial of service, or obtain confidential information.
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