CVE-2026-93520
X.Org Server XKB ChangeKeycodeRange Heap Out-of-Bounds Write
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 21.1.25, 24.1.14
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
The X.Org X Server and XWayland are affected. An authenticated X client can trigger a heap buffer overflow in the keyboard (XKB) handling code, which could crash the server or potentially allow arbitrary code to run within the X server's context.
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A heap buffer overflow caused by mismatching size calculations between XkbAllocNames and ChangeKeycodeRange in X.org X server before 2.1.25 and XWayland before 24.1.14 could be used by authenticated X clients to crash or potentially execute code in X server context.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
Affected versions
- xorg-x11-server
fixed in 21.1.25
- xwayland
fixed in 24.1.14