OESA-2026-4729: xorg-x11-server-xwayland security update

Published Nov 4, 2026
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Updated

Xwayland is an X server for running X clients under Wayland. %package devel Summary: Development package Requires: pkgconfig %description devel The development package provides the developmental files which are necessary for developing Wayland compositors using Xwayland. %prep %autosetup -n xwayland- -p1 %build %meson \ -Ddefaultfontpath="catalogue:/etc/X11/fontpath.d,built-ins" \ -Dbuilderstring="Build ID: -" \ -Dxkboutputdir=/lib/xkb \ -Dxcsecurity=true \ -Dglamor=true \ -Ddri3=true %mesonbuild Security Fix(es):

['Hi all,\n\nCVEs have been issued now, please see inline below\n\nOn Tue, Jun 02, 2026 at 10:01:46AM +1000, Peter Hutterer wrote:', "=======================================================================\nX.Org Security Advisory: June 2, 2026 \n\nIssues in X.Org X server prior to 21.1.23 and Xwayland prior to 24.1.12\n=======================================================================\n\nMultiple issues have been found in the X server and Xwayland implementations\npublished by X.Org for which we are releasing security fixes for in\nxorg-server-21.1.23 and xwayland-24.1.12.\n\nNote that CVEs have been requested for these issues but did not get assigned in\ntime for this disclosure.\n\n Font Alias Stack-based Buffer Overflow\n\n A mismatch between the X server and the libXfont2 library's maximum\n font name length can cause a stack buffer overflow during font alias\n resolution. The server allocates a 256 byte stack buffer but libXfont2's\n alias target name length is 1024 bytes. A font alias name between 257\n and 1023 bytes causes the X server to copy that name into the undersized\n stack buffer without further checks.\n\n Fixed in: xorg-server-21.1.23 and xwayland-24.1.12\n Fix:", 'Found by: Anonymous working with TrendAI Zero Day Initiative.\n (ZDI-CAN-30136)', 'This issue has been assigned CVE-2026-50256', ' XSYNC Use-After-Free in miSyncDestroyFence()\n\n A client that sets up multiple fence triggers can trigger a\n use-after-free function pointer call. An attacker would connect to the\n X server to set up a fence and await that fence, then a second X\n connection destroys the fence, causing the use-after-free.\n\n Fixed in: xorg-server-21.1.23 and xwayland-24.1.12\n Fix:', 'Found by: Anonymous working with TrendAI Zero Day Initiative.\n (ZDI-CAN-30159)', 'This issue has been assigned CVE-2026-50257', ' XKB Key Types Stack-based Buffer Overflow\n\n The X server has multiple stack buffers that are sized\n XkbMaxShiftLevel XkbNumKbdGroups but CheckKeyTypes() does not verify\n or clamp non-canonical key types to XkbMaxShiftLevel. A client can\n change key types to excessive shift levels and trigger three separate\n stack overflows.\n\n This is caused by an incomplete fix of CVE-2025-26597.\n\n Fixed in: xorg-server-21.1.23 and xwayland-24.1.12\n Fix:', 'Found by: Anonymous working with TrendAI Zero Day Initiative.\n (ZDI-CAN-30160)', 'This issue has been assigned CVE-2026-50258', ' XKB SetMap Request Stack-based Buffer Overflow\n\n XkbSetMapChecks() declares a fixed-size stack buffer mapWidths[256]\n indexed by key type index. The helper function CheckKeyTypes() writes\n to this buffer at a client-controlled offset, allowing a stack buffer\n overflow.\n\n Fixed in: xorg-server-21.1.23 and xwayland-24.1.12\n Fix:', 'Found by: Anonymous working with TrendAI Zero Day Initiative.\n (ZDI-CAN-30161)', 'This issue has been assigned CVE-2026-50259', ' XSYNC Use-After-Free in FreeCounter()\n\n A client that sets up multiple SyncCounters and awaits on those\n triggers can trigger a use-after-free when destroying those counters\n via a second client connection.\n\n Fixed in: xorg-server-21.1.23 and xwayland-24.1.12\n Fix:', 'Found by: Anonymous working with TrendAI Zero Day Initiative.\n (ZDI-CAN-30163)', 'This issue has been assigned CVE-2026-50260', ' XSYNC Use-After-Free in SyncChangeCounter()\n\n A client that sets up multiple SyncCounters can trigger a use-after-free\n when destroying those counters via a second client connection while\n changing those counters.\n\n Fixed in: xorg-server-21.1.23 and xwayland-24.1.12\n Fix:', 'Found by: Anonymous working with TrendAI Zero Day Initiative.\n (ZDI-CAN-30164)', 'This issue has been assigned CVE-2026-50261', ' GLX ChangeDrawableAttributes Out-Of-Bounds Read/Write\n\n A wrong size validation check in glXDispChangeDrawableAttributes()\n can read (or write) a client-contr(CVE-2026-50256)

Affected Software

1 affected componentFixes available
openeuler/xorg-x11-server-xwayland<xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-22.1.2-38.oe2403sp1
xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-22.1.2-38.oe2403sp1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade openeuler/xorg-x11-server-xwayland to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-22.1.2-38.oe2403sp1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade xorg-server to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 21.1.23
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade xwayland to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 24.1.12

Event History

Nov 4, 2026
Advisory Published
via OSV·01:54 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·01:54 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Which Xwayland versions need to be updated?

Xwayland versions prior to 24.1.12 are affected by the issues described in the advisory. The corresponding X.Org X server fixes were released in xorg-server 21.1.23.

2

What access does an attacker need, and what is the potential impact?

The CVSS vector indicates local access, low attack complexity, and low privileges required, with no user interaction. Successful exploitation can result in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

3

What vulnerability classes are involved?

The advisory identifies buffer overflow and use-after-free issues.

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