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CVE-2026-50261

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Published: Jun 5, 2026Modified: Jul 8, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland in SyncChangeCounter(). A client that sets up multiple SyncCounters can trigger a use-after-free when destroying those counters via a second client connection while changing those counters. This may be used to crash the server, or for privilege escalation if the X server runs as root.

Affected (6)

Redhat
1 product
Enterprise Linux
X.org
2 products
X Server
Xwayland
Configuration A
6 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Version 10.0
Enterprise Linux
Version 7.0
Enterprise Linux
Version 8.0
Enterprise Linux
Version 9.0
X Server
Before 21.1.23
Xwayland
Before 24.1.12

Related CWEs

CWE-416
Use After Free
The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

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Third Party Advisory
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Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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Mailing ListVendor Advisory
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