CVE-2026-0943

Publication date 19 January 2026

Last updated 19 January 2026

Ubuntu priority

Description

HarfBuzz::Shaper versions before 0.032 for Perl contains a bundled library with a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Versions before 0.032 contain HarfBuzz 8.4.0 or earlier bundled as hb_src.tar.gz in the source tarball, which is affected by CVE-2026-22693.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libharfbuzz-shaper-perl	25.10 questing	Needs evaluation
	24.04 LTS noble	Not in release
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not in release

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References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-0943
https://lists.security.metacpan.org/cve-announce/msg/36208377/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2429296
https://metacpan.org/release/JV/HarfBuzz-Shaper-0.032/changes
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22693