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CVE-2026-55999 (GCVE-0-2026-55999)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-08 08:07 – Updated: 2026-07-09 03:55
VLAI
Title
xorg-server / xwayland glamor font atlas Heap Buffer Overflow
Summary
Local attackers with a X connection able to provide PCX fonts to the X server xorg-server before 21.2.24 and xwayland before 24.1.13 could cause a heap buffer overflow via SetFont due to missing glyph boundary checks.
Severity
8.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-08 00:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-122 - Heap-based buffer overflow
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
X.Org xorg-server Affected: 0 , < 21.1.24 (rpm)
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X.Org xwayland Affected: 0 , < 24.1.13 (rpm)
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Date Public
2026-07-08 07:51
Credits
Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative.
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