Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting xorg-server package, versions [,21.1.23)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-XORGSERVER-17367600
  • published17 Jun 2026
  • disclosed2 Jun 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 2 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-50259  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-121  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade xorg-server to version 21.1.23 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Stack-based Buffer Overflow via the mapWidths indexing. An attacker can crash the server or escalate privileges by supplying a specially crafted SetMap values.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1