Vulnerability details

CVE-2026-93518

X.Org xorg-x11-serverX.Org xwayland

X.Org Server XKB ResizeKeyType Numeric Truncation

CVSS 3.1
7.8High

Official description

An integer truncation issue in XkbResizeKeyType() that could lead to a heap buffer overflow by authenticated X clients in X.org X server before 21.1.25 and XWayland before 24.1.14 could be exploited for crashes or potential code execution in the X server.

CVSS scores

ScoreVersionSourceVector
7.8High 3.1 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (suse) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsSource
X.Org xorg-x11-server v < 21.1.25 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
X.Org xwayland v < 24.1.14 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

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Details

Published
2026-10-28
Last updated
2026-11-05
State
Published
Assigner (CNA)
suse

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.2%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
10.2%
Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable
No
Exploitation
None
Technical impact
Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-122
    Heap-based buffer overflow