CVE-2026-112036 (GCVE-0-2026-112036)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-19 00:45
Modified
2026-10-19 16:37
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Summary
A vulnerability was detected in Artifex MuPDF up to 1.28.5. This impacts the function free_char_list of the file source/pdf/pdf-xref.c of the component Signature Locking. Performing a manipulation results in double free. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is named 3984925b660afb8a781ddf504021e91be1bc671e. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.
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