Description
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 used to crash the server, or for privilege escalation if the X server runs as root.
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Product status
Timeline
| 2026-05-15: | Reported to Red Hat. |
| 2026-06-02: | Made public. |
Credits
This issue was discovered by Peter Hutterer (Red Hat).
References
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50264
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2485389 (RHBZ#2485389)
gitlab.freedesktop.org/...9514326134b0878fc23ce6e9520440ce7f
lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2026-June/003702.html
redhat.atlassian.net/browse/PSIRTSUPT-16950