CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-93516

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A use-after-free caused by lack of lifecycle management when adding or removing XInput master devices exists in X.org X Server before 21.1.25 and XWayland before 24.1.14. An authenticated X client could exploit this to crash the X server or potentially execute code in the X server context.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with access to the X server could cause a denial of service or take control of the X server process, affecting all graphical sessions.

Recommendation

Update X.org X Server to version 21.1.25 or later and XWayland to version 24.1.14 or later.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A use-after-free caused by lack of lifecycle management when adding / removing XInput master devices in X.org X Server before 21.1.25 and XWayland before 24.1.14 could be used by authenticated X Clients to crash the X server or potentially execute code in X server context.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS