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.
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History

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

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Weaknesses CWE-805
References
Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

Important


Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared X.org
X.org xorg-server
X.org xwayland
Vendors & Products X.org
X.org xorg-server
X.org xwayland

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

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Description 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.
Title xorg-server / xwayland glamor font atlas Heap Buffer Overflow
Weaknesses CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: suse

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-09T03:55:43.683Z

Reserved: 2026-06-18T09:26:55.988Z

Link: CVE-2026-55999

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-08T12:10:08.315Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-07-08T09:16:29.800

Modified: 2026-07-09T19:49:51.483

Link: CVE-2026-55999

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-07-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-55999 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-01T16:45:03Z

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