Xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-xwayland: xorg-x11-server: use-after-free in syncchangecounter()
CVE-2026-50261

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 June 2026

What is CVE-2026-50261?

A use-after-free flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland in SyncChangeCounter(). A client that sets up multiple SyncCounters can trigger a use-after-free when destroying those counters via a second client connection while changing those counters. This may be used to crash the server, or for privilege escalation if the X server runs as root.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50261
vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2485386
issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/bdd7...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Upstream acknowledges Anonymous (Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative) as the original reporter.
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