CVEsx.orgCVE-2026-93523Published Oct 28, 16:16 · Updated Oct 28, 16:16 UTC
7.8
HighCVSS 3.1 · from suse
CVE-2026-93523

X.Org Server XInput2 PassiveUngrabDevice Out-of-Bounds Write

xorg-x11-server · Heap buffer overflow · CWE-122
Affectedxorg-x11-server, xwayland
FixUpdate to 21.1.25, 24.1.14 or newer
PublishedOct 28, 16:16 · suse
ScoredOct 28 · 7.8 · suse
Exploit code publicNone known · checked 21:18 UTC
ExploitedNone known · CISA KEV checked 22:06 UTC

What we know

No known exploitation. CISA KEV, checked 22:06 UTC.
No public exploit code known. Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, checked 21:18 UTC.
An attacker needs local access to the machine. CVSS: local.
A successful attack can read and change data and take the service down. CVSS: high impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability.

Description

A heap buffer overflow caused by a XIPassiveUngrabDevice request with an out-of-range modifier value in X.Org X Server before 21.1.15 and XWayland before 24.1.14 could be used by authenticated X clients to crash or potentially execute code in X server context.

From suse

Affected and fixed versions

ProductAffectedFixed inxorg-x11-serverbefore 21.1.2521.1.25xwaylandbefore 24.1.1424.1.14

Exploit code

Exploit-DBnone knownMetasploitnone knownNucleinone known

References

gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/37a1847a60c6799aecf163a5cfa40077a9002675 · gitlab.freedesktop.orgpatch

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