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Red Hat Security Advisory: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland security update

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Published: Tue May 19 2026 (05/19/2026, 16:17:41 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Red Hat Product Security
Product: Red Hat

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in the Xwayland component of the X. Org X server used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. These include a denial of service via integer underflow (CVE-2026-33999), a use-after-free vulnerability that can cause server crashes and potential memory corruption (CVE-2026-34001), and information exposure plus denial of service via out-of-bounds memory access (CVE-2026-34003). Red Hat has issued an important security advisory with updates addressing these issues. The vulnerabilities affect various architectures supported by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related CodeReady Linux Builder products. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The vendor advisory provides updated packages to remediate these vulnerabilities.

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AILast updated: 05/26/2026, 21:48:58 UTC

Technical Analysis

This advisory covers three security vulnerabilities in the xorg-x11-server-Xwayland package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. CVE-2026-33999 is an integer underflow in XKB compatibility map handling that can cause denial of service. CVE-2026-34001 is a use-after-free flaw that may lead to server crashes and potential memory corruption. CVE-2026-34003 involves out-of-bounds memory access resulting in information exposure and denial of service. These issues affect the Xwayland X server component, which enables running X clients under Wayland. Red Hat has released updated packages to fix these vulnerabilities across multiple supported architectures and product variants.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could cause denial of service conditions by crashing the Xwayland server or corrupting memory, potentially impacting system stability. Information exposure through out-of-bounds memory access could leak sensitive data. The use-after-free vulnerability may lead to memory corruption, which could have further security implications. However, there are no reports of active exploitation in the wild at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

Red Hat has released updated xorg-x11-server-Xwayland packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related products that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates promptly to remediate the issues. Detailed instructions and updated packages are available in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:19125 at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19125. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Csaf Category
csaf_security_advisory
Csaf Version
2.0
Publisher
Red Hat Product Security
Advisory Id
RHSA-2026:19125
Cve Count
3
Additional Cves
["CVE-2026-34001","CVE-2026-34003"]
Cvss Version
null

Threat ID: 6a160982e29bf47b5064fcc6

Added to database: 5/26/2026, 8:58:42 PM

Last enriched: 5/26/2026, 9:48:58 PM

Last updated: 5/27/2026, 5:01:06 AM

Views: 2

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