Out-of-bounds Write Affecting xorg-server package, versions [,21.1.13)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-XORGSERVER-17308641
  • published11 Jun 2026
  • disclosed2 Jun 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 2 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-50264  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade xorg-server to version 21.1.13 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write via the DRIGetBuffers(0 or DRIGetBuffersWithFormat() functions. An attacker can cause a crash or potentially escalate privileges by sending crafted requests that trigger an out-of-bounds heap write.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1