CVE-2026-50259
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 6 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (62)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- IBM Power Hardware Management Console V10.3.1050.0-V10.3.1064.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:hardware_management_console:v10.3.1050.0_-_v10.3.1064.1
- IBM Power Hardware Management Console V11.1.1110.0-V11.1.1112.2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:hardware_management_console:v11.1.1110.0_-_v11.1.1112.2
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION< 0:1.1.0-25.el6_10.18enisa_euvdEU
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-1774X.Org X11 und Xwayland: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-06-01csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in X.Org X11 und Xwayland ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, und um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-2455Oracle Solaris Drittanbieterkomponenten: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-07-21csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in verschiedenen Komponenten von Drittanbietern in Oracle Solaris ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.
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sources
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references (77)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26562cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26566cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26590cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26610cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26709cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50259cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2485384cnnvd
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/867b59b33bee669cb412f1314e47c52eacf6e00bcnnvd
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