A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland. The X server has multiple stack buffers sized XkbMaxShiftLevel * XkbNumKbdGroups but CheckKeyTypes() does not verify or clamp non-canonical key types to XkbMaxShiftLevel. A client can change key types to excessive shift levels and trigger stack overflows. This is caused by an incomplete fix of CVE-2025-26597. This may be used to crash the server, or for privilege escalation if the X server runs as root.

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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6370-1 xorg-server security update
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History

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000

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Mon, 13 Jul 2026 05:30:00 +0000

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Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Redhat enterprise Linux Eus
Redhat rhel Tus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0
Vendors & Products Redhat enterprise Linux Eus
Redhat rhel Tus
References

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4::appstream
References

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel Eus Long Life
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.6::appstream
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel Eus Long Life
References

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000


Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Els
Redhat rhel Eus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.4::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::crb
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Els
Redhat rhel Eus
References

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel E4s
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2::appstream
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel E4s
References

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
References

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:15:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
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Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.2
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Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::crb
References

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:45:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
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Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared X.org xwayland
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xwayland:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products X.org xwayland

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared X.org
X.org x Server
Vendors & Products X.org
X.org x Server

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:45:00 +0000

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Description A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland. The X server has multiple stack buffers sized XkbMaxShiftLevel * XkbNumKbdGroups but CheckKeyTypes() does not verify or clamp non-canonical key types to XkbMaxShiftLevel. A client can change key types to excessive shift levels and trigger stack overflows. This is caused by an incomplete fix of CVE-2025-26597. This may be used to crash the server, or for privilege escalation if the X server runs as root.
Title Xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server-xwayland: xorg-x11-server: stack buffer overflow in xkb key types due to unchecked shift levels
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-121
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-15T00:47:05.463Z

Reserved: 2026-06-04T14:55:24.011Z

Link: CVE-2026-50258

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-13T12:05:01.711Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-06-05T12:16:39.070

Modified: 2026-06-08T16:46:48.723

Link: CVE-2026-50258

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-06-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-50258 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-07T11:17:10Z

Weaknesses