UBUNTU-CVE-2026-107170

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-107170
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-107170.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-107170
Upstream
  • CVE-2026-107170
Published
2026-10-08T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-10-08T19:47:04Z
Severity
  • 2.9 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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).

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
m17n-lib

Package

Name
m17n-lib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/m17n-lib?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.6.4-3
1.7.0-1
1.7.0-2
1.7.0-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libm17n-0",
            "binary_version":  "1.7.0-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "m17n-lib-bin",
            "binary_version":  "1.7.0-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "m17n-lib-mimx",
            "binary_version":  "1.7.0-3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-107170.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
m17n-lib

Package

Name
m17n-lib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/m17n-lib?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.7.0-3
1.7.0-3build1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libm17n-0",
            "binary_version":  "1.7.0-3build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "m17n-lib-bin",
            "binary_version":  "1.7.0-3build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "m17n-lib-mimx",
            "binary_version":  "1.7.0-3build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-107170.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
m17n-lib

Package

Name
m17n-lib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/m17n-lib?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.8.0-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libm17n-0",
            "binary_version":  "1.8.0-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "m17n-lib-bin",
            "binary_version":  "1.8.0-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "m17n-lib-mimx",
            "binary_version":  "1.8.0-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-107170.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
m17n-lib

Package

Name
m17n-lib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/m17n-lib?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.8.0-2build1
1.8.0-3
1.8.0-3build1
1.8.0-3.1
1.8.0-4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libm17n-0",
            "binary_version":  "1.8.0-4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "m17n-lib-bin",
            "binary_version":  "1.8.0-4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "m17n-lib-mimx",
            "binary_version":  "1.8.0-4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-107170.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
m17n-lib

Package

Name
m17n-lib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/m17n-lib?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.8.4-1
1.8.4-1build1
1.8.4-1build2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libm17n-0",
            "binary_version":  "1.8.4-1build2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "m17n-lib-bin",
            "binary_version":  "1.8.4-1build2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "m17n-lib-mimx",
            "binary_version":  "1.8.4-1build2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-107170.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
m17n-lib

Package

Name
m17n-lib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/m17n-lib?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.8.5-1build1
1.8.6-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libm17n-0",
            "binary_version":  "1.8.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "m17n-lib-bin",
            "binary_version":  "1.8.6-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "m17n-lib-mimx",
            "binary_version":  "1.8.6-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-107170.json"