Description
A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server. The GLX (OpenGL Extension to the X Window System) interface fails to verify that incoming data sizes do not exceed allocated buffer limits when handling large rendering requests. An authenticated local client can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request, triggering a heap-based buffer overflow. Successful exploitation can result in arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the X server or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by crashing the application.
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Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:15:00 +0000
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| Description | A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server. The GLX (OpenGL Extension to the X Window System) interface fails to verify that incoming data sizes do not exceed allocated buffer limits when handling large rendering requests. An authenticated local client can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request, triggering a heap-based buffer overflow. Successful exploitation can result in arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the X server or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by crashing the application. | |
| Title | xorg-x11-server: GLX sanitization flaw | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-120 | |
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CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')