CVE-2026-93517
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
A heap buffer overflow in handling GLX RenderLarge request where dataBytes exceeds cmdlen in X.org X server before 21.1.25 and XWayland before 24.1.14 that could be be triggered by an authenticated X client could cause crashes or code execution in X server context.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.5
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-28 14:17:08.843000
Last modified
2026-10-28 15:21:31.673000
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"id": "CVE-2026-93517",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-10-28T14:17:08.843",
"lastModified": "2026-10-28T15:21:31.673",
"vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
"cveTags": [],
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}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
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"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV40": [
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"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "4.0",
"vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"baseScore": 8.5,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
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"exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
"valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
"providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED"
}
}
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"weaknesses": [
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"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Primary",
"description": [
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"value": "CWE-122"
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"references": [
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"url": "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/2abe4632d793314d3d5f28c19583fb76019f5ce4",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}