Description
A heap buffer overflow caused by mismatching size calculations between XkbAllocNames and ChangeKeycodeRange in X.org X server before 2.1.25 and XWayland before 24.1.14 could be used by authenticated X clients to crash or potentially execute code in X server context.
Published: 2026-10-28
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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History

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server. In the X Keyboard Extension (XKB), key name memory is allocated with an insufficient buffer size compared to the maximum supported range. An authenticated local client can exploit this flaw by sending requests that modify the keycode range, triggering a heap-based buffer overflow. This vulnerability can lead to arbitrary code execution or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by crashing the X server. A heap buffer overflow caused by mismatching size calculations between XkbAllocNames and ChangeKeycodeRange in X.org X server before 2.1.25 and XWayland before 24.1.14 could be used by authenticated X clients to crash or potentially execute code in X server context.
Title xorg-x11-server: XKB ChangeKeycodeRange Heap Out-of-Bounds Write X.Org Server XKB ChangeKeycodeRange Heap Out-of-Bounds Write
First Time appeared X.org xorg-x11-server
X.org xwayland
Weaknesses CWE-122
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-x11-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xwayland:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products X.org xorg-x11-server
X.org xwayland
References

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared X.org
X.org xorg-server
Vendors & Products X.org
X.org xorg-server

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server. In the X Keyboard Extension (XKB), key name memory is allocated with an insufficient buffer size compared to the maximum supported range. An authenticated local client can exploit this flaw by sending requests that modify the keycode range, triggering a heap-based buffer overflow. This vulnerability can lead to arbitrary code execution or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by crashing the X server.
Title xorg-x11-server: XKB ChangeKeycodeRange Heap Out-of-Bounds Write
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Subscriptions

X.org Xorg-server Xorg-x11-server Xwayland
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: suse

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-28T14:59:50.140Z

Reserved: 2026-09-18T08:46:56.692Z

Link: CVE-2026-93520

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-28T15:17:10.667

Modified: 2026-10-28T15:21:55.940

Link: CVE-2026-93520

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-10-07T12:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-93520 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-22T21:18:49Z

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