Description
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.
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.
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Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | xorg-server / xwayland glamor font atlas Heap Buffer Overflow | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-122 | |
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cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: suse
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-08T08:12:17.088Z
Reserved: 2026-06-18T09:26:55.988Z
Link: CVE-2026-55999
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