CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-93519

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

A buffer overflow when handling pointer barriers in the XFIXES extension exists in X.Org X server before 21.1.25 and XWayland before 24.1.14. Authenticated X clients could exploit it to crash or potentially execute code in the X server context.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability allows an authenticated X client to crash the graphical server or potentially execute code, disrupting all users of the affected X server.

Recommendation

Update X.Org X server to 21.1.25 or later and XWayland to 24.1.14 or later. Consider restricting XFIXES extension access for untrusted X clients.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A buffer overflow when handling pointer barriers in the XFIXES extension in X.Org X server before 21.1.25 and XWayland before 24.1.14 could be used by authenticated X clients to crash or potentially execute code in X server context.

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