# CVE-2022-26981: Memory corruption in n/a

> A buffer overflow in the Liblouis library allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted input.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 13 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** CLSA-2026-1784221215, CLSA-2026-1784292256, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-26981, GHSA-xrp8-mw8v-p6mq, OESA-2023-1920, OESA-2023-1949, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-26981

## What is CVE-2022-26981?

CVE-2022-26981 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 13 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Liblouis through 3.21.0 has a buffer overflow in compilePassOpcode in compileTranslationTable.c (called, indirectly, by tools/lou_checktable.c).

Weakness: CWE-120 (Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26981?

It affects 7 products.


Products: Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos, Fedoraproject Fedora, Liblouis Liblouis.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-26981?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2022-26981 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26981 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados

- [CVE-2025-43300](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-43300/): Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-24201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24201/): Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-24085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24085/): Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-31200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-31200/): Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-31201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-31201/): Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-26981 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-26981 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 13 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26981 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Ipados. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26981/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26981/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-26981
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26981
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26981

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26981/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.