Description
A flaw was found in m17n-lib. A partial failure during library initialization can leave an internal driver pointer uninitialized. Under specific error conditions, such as system resource exhaustion or database corruption, an application attempting to open an input method dereferences this null pointer without proper validation. This issue causes the application to crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
Published: 2026-10-07
Score: 2.9 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in m17n-lib. A partial failure during library initialization can leave an internal driver pointer uninitialized. Under specific error conditions, such as system resource exhaustion or database corruption, an application attempting to open an input method dereferences this null pointer without proper validation. This issue causes the application to crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
Title M17n-lib: null dereference in minput_open_im() after failed m17n_init()
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-476
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


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Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-07T17:41:54.130Z

Reserved: 2026-10-07T11:29:09.081Z

Link: CVE-2026-107170

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Updated: 2026-10-07T17:41:48.975Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-07T13:17:20.387

Modified: 2026-10-07T18:17:18.000

Link: CVE-2026-107170

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-10-07T11:49:20Z

Links: CVE-2026-107170 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-10-07T15:00:07Z

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