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Description

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 offset, allowing a stack buffer overflow. This may be used to crash the server, or for privilege escalation if the X server runs as root.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-06-04 | Published 2026-06-05 | Updated 2026-06-05 | Assigner redhat




HIGH: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

Stack-based Buffer Overflow

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Timeline

2026-05-15:Reported to Red Hat.
2026-06-02:Made public.

Credits

Upstream acknowledges Anonymous (Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative) as the original reporter.

References

access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50259 vdb-entry

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2485384 (RHBZ#2485384) issue-tracking

gitlab.freedesktop.org/...b33bee669cb412f1314e47c52eacf6e00b

lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2026-June/003702.html

redhat.atlassian.net/browse/PSIRTSUPT-16950

cve.org (CVE-2026-50259)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-50259)

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