CVE-2026-94282 (GCVE-0-2026-94282)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-28 08:18 – Updated: 2026-09-28 08:18
VLAI
Title
Out-of-bounds read in libXi's XI2 enter/leave/focus cookie conversion
Summary
An out-of-bounds read in libXi's XI2 enter/leave/focus cookie conversion in libXi before 1.8.4 could be used by malicious X server to crash an attached X client.
Severity
5.6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
x.org libXi Affected: 0 , < 1.8.4 (rpm)
    cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2026-09-28 08:15
Credits
AISLE in partnership with Red Hat
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