RHSA-2026:99611: Moderate: xorg-x11-server security update
X.Org is an open-source implementation of the X Window System. It provides the basic low-level functionality that full-fledged graphical user interfaces are designed upon.Security Fix(es): xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server: arbitrary code execution via out-of-bounds write in XKB keycode handling (CVE-2026-93520) 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.
Affected Software
Remediation
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redhat/xorg-x11-serverto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 1.20.11-39.el9_9.1 - Upgrade
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redhat/xorg-x11-server-commonto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 1.20.11-39.el9_9.1 - Upgrade
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redhat/xorg-x11-server-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 1.20.11-39.el9_9.1 - Upgrade
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redhat/xorg-x11-server-debugsourceto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 1.20.11-39.el9_9.1 - Upgrade
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redhat/xorg-x11-server-commonto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 1.20.11-39.el9_9.1.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/xorg-x11-server-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 1.20.11-39.el9_9.1.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/xorg-x11-server-debugsourceto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 1.20.11-39.el9_9.1.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/xorg-x11-server-develto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 1.20.11-39.el9_9.1 - Upgrade
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redhat/xorg-x11-server-sourceto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 1.20.11-39.el9_9.1 - Upgrade
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redhat/xorg-x11-server-develto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 1.20.11-39.el9_9.1.aa
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
Which installed packages should be checked when assessing exposure to this update?
Check for xorg-x11-server and the related xorg-x11-server-common, -debuginfo, -debugsource, -devel, and -source packages. The advisory identifies these Red Hat packages as being included in the update.