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CVE-2026-55999 (GCVE-0-2026-55999)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-07-08 08:07
Modified
2026-07-09 03:55
CWE
  • CWE-122 - Heap-based buffer overflow
Summary
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
X.Org xorg-server Version: 0   < 21.1.24
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