CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-93518

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.20%

10th percentile - higher than 10% of all known CVEs

Summary

An integer truncation issue in XkbResizeKeyType() that could lead to a heap buffer overflow exists in X.org X server before 21.1.25 and XWayland before 24.1.14. Authenticated X clients could exploit it for crashes or potential code execution in the X server.

Risk Assessment

The flaw lets an authenticated X client crash the graphical server or potentially execute code, affecting the availability and security of all graphical sessions.

Recommendation

Update X.org X server to 21.1.25 or later and XWayland to 24.1.14 or later. Apply the update on all hosts exposing an X server to clients.

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Original NVD description (English source)

An integer truncation issue in XkbResizeKeyType() that could lead to a heap buffer overflow by authenticated X clients in X.org X server before 21.1.25 and XWayland before 24.1.14 could be exploited for crashes or potential code execution in the X server.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS