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CVE-2026-109088VulnerabilityPublished

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-109088· Medium 6.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium : upgrade the Debian debian/libxtst package to 1.2.6 when convenient.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 07:30 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (suse)CVSS 3.16.5
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.2.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade libXtst and the Debian debian/libxtst package to 1.2.6.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
X.orglibXtstAffected
  • <1.2.6
Fixed in
  • 1.2.6
Debiandebian/libxtstpkg:deb/debian/libxtstOther threatsAffected
  • <1.2.6
Fixed in
  • 1.2.6

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AI-suggested

A security update is available that fixes this vulnerability in the libXtst package (version 1.2.5-5.3.hum1). Users should apply this update to Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs to remediate the issue. No effective mitigation other than applying the update is currently available or meets Red Hat's criteria for deployment. Typical environments where clients only connect to trusted local X servers are substantially mitigated by default.

Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in libXtst where a malicious X server can send malformed RECORD EnableContext replies to a connected client, causing the client to enter an infinite loop and become unresponsive. This affects X11 client applications connected to untrusted or compromised X servers. The vulnerability is rated moderate due to the limited attack scope and the requirement for user interaction. Typical Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments are substantially mitigated as clients usually communicate with trusted local display servers. No data confidentiality or system integrity compromise occurs.

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