DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79591

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79591

    Published: 10 Sept 2026Last Modified: 11 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2026-79591

    Summary:

    Details: A heap-buffer-overflow and use-after-free vulnerability exists in the xls_getCSS() function of libxls 1.6.3 due to insufficient validation of a file-controlled font index.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-79591

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: r-cran-readxl

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/r-cran-readxl?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.4.2-1
    1.4.3-1
    1.4.4-1
    1.4.5-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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