CVE-2026-107168: M17n-lib: parser infinite loop on malformed utf-8 in count_utf_8_chars()

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-10-07 · updated 2026-10-07
Weakness: CWE-835

Description

A flaw was found in m17n-lib. By providing crafted input containing an invalid UTF-8 character sequence, an attacker can cause the text parsing function to enter an infinite loop. This issue leads to sustained high CPU utilization, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the affected application.

Affected products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10: all versions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7: all versions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: all versions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9: all versions

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-107168
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2547409

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