CVE-2026-50261
HIGH SEVERITYCVSS Score & Metrics
Base Score
7.8 / 10
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland in SyncChangeCounter(). A client that sets up multiple SyncCounters can trigger a use-after-free when destroying those counters via a second client connection while changing those counters. This may be used to crash the server, or for privilege escalation if the X server runs as root.
Vulnerability Details
Published Date
Last Modified
CWE ID
CWE-416
Source
NVD
Vendor
Red Hat
Product
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
External References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50261
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2485386
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/bdd7bf57af208b1ddf57d4683d67104443b44812
- https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2026-June/003702.html
- https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/PSIRTSUPT-16950
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