Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability in X.Org X Server and Xwayland
CVE-2026-50264

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 June 2026

What is CVE-2026-50264?

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the X.Org X server and Xwayland, primarily triggered through specific requests involving DRI2Buffer attachments. This flaw can lead to a heap write that may crash the server or potentially allow for privilege escalation, especially when the X server operates with root privileges.

Affected Version(s)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 0:24.1.9-4.el10_2.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support 0:24.1.5-6.el10_0.1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support 0:1.20.4-35.el7_9

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26562
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26566
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26590
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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

This issue was discovered by Peter Hutterer (Red Hat).
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