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libxrender — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2026-88807

A heap overflow in libXrender before 0.9.13 in RenderQueryPictFormats could be used by malicious X servers to inject code into attached X clients.

Products
libxrender
Affected versions
1:0.9.10-1, 1:0.9.10-1.1, 1:0.9.10-1.1build1, 1:0.9.10-1build2, 1:0.9.10-1build3, 1:0.9.10-1build4, 1:0.9.12-1, 1:0.9.12-1build1, 1:0.9.8-1, 1:0.9.8-1build0.14.04.1, 1:0.9.9-0ubuntu1, 1:0.9.9-0ubuntu1+esm1
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-88807
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 03:30 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-88807

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Sept 2026, 14:17 UTC

A heap overflow in libXrender before 0.9.13 in RenderQueryPictFormats could be used by malicious X servers to inject code into attached X clients.

osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2026-88807

libxrender

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libxrender

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libxrender

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libxrender

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libxrender

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libxrender

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libxrender

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libxrender

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Complete source record
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