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libX11 security update

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Core X11 protocol client library. Security Fix(es): A malicious X server could exploit a buffer overflow in libX11 before 1.8.14 during handling of XkbGetMap overflowing the key_sym_map.(CVE-2026-88806) An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in libX11's XIM (X Input Method) attribute parser in libX11 before 1.8.14 could be used by malicious X servers to crash attached X clients.(CVE-2026-94283) An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in libX11's XIM trigger-key registration parser in libX11 before 1.8.14 could be used by malicious X servers to crash attached X clients.(CVE-2026-94284) An out-of-bounds read in libX11's byte-oriented codeset parser in libX11 before 1.8.14 could be used by malicious X servers to crash attached X clients.(CVE-2026-94285)

Products
libX11
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1.8.7-4.oe2403sp1
CVEs
CVE-2026-88806, CVE-2026-94283, CVE-2026-94284, CVE-2026-94285
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 20:40 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

libX11 security update

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Oct 2026, 11:58 UTC

Core X11 protocol client library. Security Fix(es): A malicious X server could exploit a buffer overflow in libX11 before 1.8.14 during handling of XkbGetMap overflowing the key_sym_map.(CVE-2026-88806) An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in libX11's XIM (X Input Method) attribute parser in libX11 before 1.8.14 could be used by malicious X servers to crash attached X clients.(CVE-2026-94283) An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in libX11's XIM trigger-key registration parser in libX11 before 1.8.14 could be used by malicious X servers to crash attached X clients.(CVE-2026-94284) An out-of-bounds read in libX11's byte-oriented codeset parser in libX11 before 1.8.14 could be used by malicious X servers to crash attached X clients.(CVE-2026-94285)

osv:OESA-2026-4247

libX11

Fixed versions: 1.8.7-4.oe2403sp1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/OESA-2026-4247",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "libX11 security update",
    "summary": "Core X11 protocol client library. Security Fix(es): A malicious X server could exploit a buffer overflow in libX11 before 1.8.14 during handling of XkbGetMap overflowing the key_sym_map.(CVE-2026-88806) An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in libX11's XIM (X Input Method) attribute parser in libX11 before 1.8.14 could be used by malicious X servers to crash attached X clients.(CVE-2026-94283) An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in libX11's XIM trigger-key registration parser in libX11 before 1.8.14 could be used by malicious X servers to crash attached X clients.(CVE-2026-94284) An out-of-bounds read in libX11's byte-oriented codeset parser in libX11 before 1.8.14 could be used by malicious X servers to crash attached X clients.(CVE-2026-94285)",
    "evidence": "osv:OESA-2026-4247",
    "products": [
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        "name": {
          "value": "libX11",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
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    "severity": "high",
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      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
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            ],
            "noarch": [
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            ],
            "x86_64": [
              "libX11-1.8.7-4.oe2403sp1.x86_64.rpm",
              "libX11-debuginfo-1.8.7-4.oe2403sp1.x86_64.rpm",
              "libX11-debugsource-1.8.7-4.oe2403sp1.x86_64.rpm",
              "libX11-devel-1.8.7-4.oe2403sp1.x86_64.rpm"
            ],
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              "libX11-1.8.7-4.oe2403sp1.aarch64.rpm",
              "libX11-debuginfo-1.8.7-4.oe2403sp1.aarch64.rpm",
              "libX11-debugsource-1.8.7-4.oe2403sp1.aarch64.rpm",
              "libX11-devel-1.8.7-4.oe2403sp1.aarch64.rpm"
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        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-16T12:15:16.616964946Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
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        "CVE-2026-94283",
        "CVE-2026-94284",
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      "references": [
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        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88806",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94283",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94284",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-94285"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "severity": "High"
      }
    },
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        "value": "CVE-2026-88806",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      },
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-94283",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      },
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-94284",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      },
      {
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        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
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    "severity_evidence": "/database_specific/severity"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 340868,
  "published_at": "2026-10-16T11:58:34+00:00"
}