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CVE-2026-93517 X.Org Server GLX RenderLarge Heap Buffer Overflow

Description

A heap buffer overflow in handling GLX RenderLarge request where dataBytes exceeds cmdlen in X.org X server before 21.1.25 and XWayland before 24.1.14 that could be be triggered by an authenticated X client could cause crashes or code execution in X server context.

CVSS 4.0 detail

Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitable with local access to the machine, with an ordinary account and without any user action; an attacker can seriously compromise confidentiality, integrity or availability.

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Privileges required
Low
Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Confidentiality of other systems
None
Integrity of other systems
None
Availability of other systems
None

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
xorg-x11-server 21.1 earliest → < 21.1.25 21.1.25
xwayland 24.1 earliest → < 24.1.14 24.1.14

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