Summary
Xwayland is an X server for running X clients under Wayland.
Security Fix(es):
* xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: stack buffer overflow in font alias resolution due to libXfont2 name length mismatch (CVE-2026-50256)
* xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: use-after-free in miSyncDestroyFence() (CVE-2026-50257)
* xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: stack buffer overflow in XKB key types due to unchecked shift levels (CVE-2026-50258)
* xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: stack buffer overflow in XKB SetMap request via mapWidths indexing (CVE-2026-50259)
* xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: use-after-free in FreeCounter() (CVE-2026-50260)
* xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: use-after-free in SyncChangeCounter() (CVE-2026-50261)
* xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: out-of-bounds read/write in GLX ChangeDrawableAttributes (CVE-2026-50262)
* xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: use-after-free information disclosure in CreateSaverWindow() (CVE-2026-50263)
* xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: out-of-bounds heap write in DRI2 DRIGetBuffers/DRIGetBuffersWithFormat (CVE-2026-50264)
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
* [xwayland] Backport other security fixes without a CVE assigned [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-184292)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 9 | xorg-x11-server-Xwayland | 24.1.9-4.el9_8.2 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-devel | 24.1.9-4.el9_8.2 |
Vulnerabilities 9
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High 7.8
Xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-xwayland: xorg-x11-server: stack buffer overflow in font alias resolution due to libxfont2 name length mismatch
A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland. A mismatch between the X server and the libXfont2 library's maximum font name length can cause a stack buffer overflow during font alias resolution. The server allocates a 256 by…
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High 7.8
Xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-xwayland: xorg-x11-server: use-after-free in misyncdestroyfence()
A use-after-free flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland in miSyncDestroyFence(). A client that sets up multiple fence triggers can trigger a use-after-free function pointer call. An attacker would connect to the X server to set up a fence and await…
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High 7.8
Xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-xwayland: xorg-x11-server: stack buffer overflow in xkb key types due to unchecked shift levels
A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland. The X server has multiple stack buffers sized XkbMaxShiftLevel * XkbNumKbdGroups but CheckKeyTypes() does not verify or clamp non-canonical key types to XkbMaxShiftLevel. A clien…
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High 7.8
Xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-xwayland: xorg-x11-server: stack buffer overflow in xkb setmap request via mapwidths indexing
A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland. _XkbSetMapChecks() declares a fixed-size stack buffer mapWidths[256] indexed by key type index. The helper function CheckKeyTypes() writes to this buffer at a client-controlled o…
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High 7.8
Xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-xwayland: xorg-x11-server: use-after-free in freecounter()
A use-after-free flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland in FreeCounter(). A client that sets up multiple SyncCounters and awaits on those triggers can trigger a use-after-free when destroying those counters via a second client connection. This may …
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High 7.8
Xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-xwayland: xorg-x11-server: use-after-free in syncchangecounter()
A use-after-free flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland in SyncChangeCounter(). A client that sets up multiple SyncCounters can trigger a use-after-free when destroying those counters via a second client connection while changing those counters. Th…
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High 7.8
Xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-xwayland: xorg-x11-server: out-of-bounds heap write in dri2 drigetbuffers/drigetbufferswithformat
An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland in DRIGetBuffers/DRIGetBuffersWithFormat. A client that requests multiple DRI2BufferBackLeft attachments and one DRI2BufferFrontLeft can trigger an out-of-bounds heap write. This may be …
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Medium 5.5
Xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-xwayland: xorg-x11-server: out-of-bounds read/write in glx changedrawableattributes
An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland in __glXDisp_ChangeDrawableAttributes(). A wrong size validation check can read a client-controlled number of bytes, exceeding the request buffer, leading to information disclosure. A wri…
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Medium 5.5
Xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-xwayland: xorg-x11-server: use-after-free information disclosure in createsaverwindow()
A use-after-free flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland in CreateSaverWindow(). A client can trigger a use-after-free read after changing window attributes and forcing the screen saver, leading to information disclosure.
References
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50256
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50257
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50258
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50259
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50260
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50261
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50262
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50263
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50264
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2485380
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2485382
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2485383
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2485384
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2485385
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2485386
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2485387
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2485388
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2485389
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advisory
https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-26590.html