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xorg-server, xwayland — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2026-34000

A flaw was found in the X.Org X server. This out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the XKB geometry processing, specifically within the `CheckSetGeom()` and `XkbAddGeomKeyAlias` functions, allows an attacker to read uninitialized or out-of-bounds memory. An attacker with a connection to the X11 server, either locally or remotely, can exploit this without user interaction. This could lead to the disclosure of memory contents or cause a denial of service by crashing the server.

Products
xorg-server, xwayland
Affected versions
2:21.1.16-1.3, 2:21.1.16-1.3+deb13u1, 2:21.1.18-1, 2:21.1.18-2, 2:21.1.20-1, 2:21.1.21-1, 2:21.1.7-3, 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u1, 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u10, 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u11, 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u2, 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u3, 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u4, 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u5, 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u6, 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u7, 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u8, 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u9, 2:22.1.9-1, 2:23.1.0-1, 2:23.1.1-1, 2:23.2.0-1, 2:23.2.1-1, 2:23.2.2-1, 2:23.2.3-1, 2:23.2.4-1, 2:23.2.6-1, 2:24.0.99.901-1, 2:24.1.0-1, 2:24.1.10-1, 2:24.1.11-1, 2:24.1.12-1, 2:24.1.13-1, 2:24.1.14-1, 2:24.1.2-1, 2:24.1.3-1, 2:24.1.4-1, 2:24.1.4-2, 2:24.1.4-3, 2:24.1.5-1, 2:24.1.6-1, 2:24.1.8-1, 2:24.1.9-1
Fixed versions
2:21.1.16-1.3+deb13u2, 2:21.1.22-1, 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u12, 2:24.1.10-1
CVEs
CVE-2026-34000
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 17:52 UTC · Revision 2

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-34000

core-osv · Original source

Published 5 May 2026, 16:16 UTC

A flaw was found in the X.Org X server. This out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the XKB geometry processing, specifically within the `CheckSetGeom()` and `XkbAddGeomKeyAlias` functions, allows an attacker to read uninitialized or out-of-bounds memory. An attacker with a connection to the X11 server, either locally or remotely, can exploit this without user interaction. This could lead to the disclosure of memory contents or cause a denial of service by crashing the server.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-34000

xorg-server

Fixed versions: 2:21.1.7-3+deb12u12

xorg-server

Fixed versions: 2:21.1.16-1.3+deb13u2

xorg-server

Fixed versions: 2:21.1.22-1

xwayland

Fixed versions: Not specified

xwayland

Fixed versions: Not specified

xwayland

Fixed versions: 2:24.1.10-1

Complete source record
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