CVE-2026-93524
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
A buffer overread in CheckKeySyms() in X.Org X Server before 21.1.25 and XWayland before 24.1.14 could be used by authenticated X clients to leak small amounts of information from X server memory or potentially crash the X server.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.9
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-28 17:18:53.340000
Last modified
2026-10-29 15:04:37.187000
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"id": "CVE-2026-93524",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-10-28T17:18:53.340",
"lastModified": "2026-10-29T15:04:37.187",
"vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
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}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
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"metrics": {
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"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
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"vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/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": 6.9,
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"availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
"modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"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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"type": "Primary",
"description": [
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"url": "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/cea71d0273e4d5092aa9c6a8a770734c8935c02e",
"source": "[email protected]"
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}