High · published June 5, 2026
A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland. _XkbSetMapChecks() declares a fixed-size stack buffer mapWidths[256] indexed by key type index. The helper function CheckKeyTypes() writes to this buffer at a client-controlled offset, allowing a stack buffer overflow. This may be used to crash the server, or for privilege escalation if the X server runs as root.
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| x.org/x_server | < 21.1.23 | 21.1.23 |
| x.org/xwayland | < 24.1.12 | 24.1.12 |
| redhat/enterprise_linux | all versions | — |
| redhat/enterprise_linux | all versions | — |
| redhat/enterprise_linux | all versions | — |
| redhat/enterprise_linux | all versions | — |