wlroots before 0.20.2 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in read_surface_class() in xwayland/xwm.c that allows local X11 clients to leak compositor heap memory. Attackers can set a WM_CLASS property with a NUL-terminated instance but unterminated class, exposing over-read heap bytes as the window class or app_id over IPC.
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Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:30:00 +0000
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| Description | wlroots before 0.20.2 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in read_surface_class() in xwayland/xwm.c that allows local X11 clients to leak compositor heap memory. Attackers can set a WM_CLASS property with a NUL-terminated instance but unterminated class, exposing over-read heap bytes as the window class or app_id over IPC. | |
| Title | wlroots before 0.20.2 Out-of-Bounds Read via read_surface_class() in xwm.c | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-125 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
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Updated: 2026-11-03T16:26:55.569Z
Reserved: 2026-11-03T16:19:16.465Z
Link: CVE-2026-121604
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-03T17:18:11.737
Modified: 2026-11-03T17:18:11.737
Link: CVE-2026-121604
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