Red Hat Security Advisory: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland security update
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in the xorg-x11-server-Xwayland component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2. These include denial of service via integer underflow, information disclosure and denial of service via out-of-bounds reads, use-after-free leading to potential memory corruption, and information exposure through out-of-bounds memory access. The issues affect the X.Org X server running X clients under Wayland. Red Hat has released an important security update addressing these vulnerabilities.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The xorg-x11-server-Xwayland package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 contains several security flaws: CVE-2026-33999 is a denial of service vulnerability caused by an integer underflow in XKB compatibility map handling; CVE-2026-34000 and CVE-2026-34002 involve information disclosure and denial of service via out-of-bounds reads in XKB geometry and modifier map processing; CVE-2026-34001 is a use-after-free vulnerability that can cause server crashes and potential memory corruption; CVE-2026-34003 involves information exposure and denial of service through out-of-bounds memory access. These vulnerabilities impact the X.Org X server's handling of keyboard mapping and geometry data when running X clients under Wayland.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities can lead to denial of service conditions causing server crashes, information disclosure of potentially sensitive data, and memory corruption which may affect system stability and security. The vulnerabilities collectively pose a high security risk due to their potential to disrupt service and expose information.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has issued an important security update for xorg-x11-server-Xwayland in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 that addresses these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the update as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:20547 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Red Hat Security Advisory: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland security update
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in the xorg-x11-server-Xwayland component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2. These include denial of service via integer underflow, information disclosure and denial of service via out-of-bounds reads, use-after-free leading to potential memory corruption, and information exposure through out-of-bounds memory access. The issues affect the X.Org X server running X clients under Wayland. Red Hat has released an important security update addressing these vulnerabilities.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The xorg-x11-server-Xwayland package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 contains several security flaws: CVE-2026-33999 is a denial of service vulnerability caused by an integer underflow in XKB compatibility map handling; CVE-2026-34000 and CVE-2026-34002 involve information disclosure and denial of service via out-of-bounds reads in XKB geometry and modifier map processing; CVE-2026-34001 is a use-after-free vulnerability that can cause server crashes and potential memory corruption; CVE-2026-34003 involves information exposure and denial of service through out-of-bounds memory access. These vulnerabilities impact the X.Org X server's handling of keyboard mapping and geometry data when running X clients under Wayland.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities can lead to denial of service conditions causing server crashes, information disclosure of potentially sensitive data, and memory corruption which may affect system stability and security. The vulnerabilities collectively pose a high security risk due to their potential to disrupt service and expose information.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has issued an important security update for xorg-x11-server-Xwayland in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 that addresses these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the update as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:20547 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:20547
- Cve Count
- 5
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-34000","CVE-2026-34001","CVE-2026-34002","CVE-2026-34003"]
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6a16097be29bf47b506476a6
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:58:35 UTC
Last enriched: 07/13/2026, 10:49:31 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 61
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