A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland. The X server has multiple stack buffers sized XkbMaxShiftLevel * XkbNumKbdGroups but CheckKeyTypes() does not verify or clamp non-canonical key types to XkbMaxShiftLevel. A client can change key types to excessive shift levels and trigger stack overflows. This is caused by an incomplete fix of CVE-2025-26597. This may be used to crash the server, or for privilege escalation if the X server runs as root.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade tigervnc-serverUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XnestUpgrade tigervncUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XdmxUpgrade tigervnc-licenseUpgrade tigervnc-server-moduleUpgrade xorg-x11-server-develUpgrade xorg-x11-server-commonUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XorgUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XwaylandUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-develUpgrade xorg-x11-server-sourceUpgrade tigervnc-iconsUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XvfbUpgrade tigervnc-server-minimalUpgrade tigervnc-selinuxUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xephyr | Jun 17, 2026 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-commonUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XvfbUpgrade xorg-x11-server-sourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XorgUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XephyrUpgrade xorg-x11-server-develUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XnestUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XwaylandUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XdmxUpgrade xorg-x11-server-debuginfo | Jun 16, 2026 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-debugsourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XnestUpgrade xorg-x11-server-develUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XwaylandUpgrade tigervnc-server-moduleUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-debugsourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XorgUpgrade tigervnc-iconsUpgrade tigervnc-server-minimalUpgrade tigervnc-debugsourceUpgrade tigervnc-server-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc-serverUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xorg-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XephyrUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XvfbUpgrade tigervnc-selinuxUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xnest-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc-server-module-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-sourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-develUpgrade tigervnc-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-commonUpgrade tigervnc-licenseUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc-server-minimal-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc | Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade xorg-server | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade xorg-serverUpgrade xwayland | Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade x11-base/xorg-server.Upgrade x11-base/xwayland. | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-XnestUpgrade tigervncUpgrade tigervnc-licenseUpgrade tigervnc-server-appletUpgrade tigervnc-selinuxUpgrade xorg-x11-server-debuginfoNo solution existsUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-debugsourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-develUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xorg-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc-serverUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XwaylandUpgrade xorg-x11-server-commonUpgrade tigervnc-server-moduleUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XephyrUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xnest-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc-debugsourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XorgUpgrade tigervnc-server-minimal-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc-iconsUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-debugsourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XdmxUpgrade tigervnc-server-minimalUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XvfbUpgrade tigervnc-server-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc-server-module-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-develUpgrade xorg-x11-server-source | Jun 19, 2026 | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-XephyrUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc-server-module-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XvfbUpgrade tigervncUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-develUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XwaylandUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-commonUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XorgUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XnestUpgrade tigervnc-server-minimalUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xnest-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc-server-minimal-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc-server-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-debugsourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xorg-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc-serverUpgrade tigervnc-debugsourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-debugsourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-develUpgrade xorg-x11-server-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc-server-moduleUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xdmx | Jun 22, 2026 | Jun 19, 2026 |
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