xorg-server — security advisory
The GLX extension in X.Org xserver 1.7.7 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted request that triggers a client swap in glx/glxcmdsswap.c; or (2) a crafted length or (3) a negative value in the screen field in a request to glx/glxcmds.c.
- Products
- xorg-server
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2:1.9.99.902-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2010-4818
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 22:38 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The GLX extension in X.Org xserver 1.7.7 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted request that triggers a client swap in glx/glxcmdsswap.c; or (2) a crafted length or (3) a negative value in the screen field in a request to glx/glxcmds.c.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4818
xorg-server
Fixed versions: 2:1.9.99.902-1
xorg-server
Fixed versions: 2:1.9.99.902-1
xorg-server
Fixed versions: 2:1.9.99.902-1
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:26.228607249Z",
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"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 416914,
"published_at": "2012-09-05T23:55:01.443+00:00"
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