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Full vulnerability report · 2026
CVE-2026-109903High confidence

X.Org Server XvQueryImageAttributes Negative Size Reply

X.Org · xwayland

7.8HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityHighOperational priority:Medium, lowered one band.downgradedsince 13 Nov 2026

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • Exploitation requires an existing local or physical foothold with privileges.

Compensating controls

  • Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
  • Restrict local access and enforce least privilege on affected hosts.
  • Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs X.Org xwayland and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: As exposure requiresRemediation target: Within 365 days

This automated reassessment organises public evidence. It does not know asset exposure, business impact or control effectiveness and does not replace CVSS or a human risk decision.

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National CERT insights
?CERT means Computer Emergency Response Team; CSIRT is the closely related term Computer Security Incident Response Team.

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Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

A buffer overread caused by casting a negative integer to CARD32 in XvQueryImageAttributes in X.Org X Server before 21.1.26 and xwayland before 24.1.15 could be used to causes crashes by authenticated X clients.

What

A buffer overread caused by casting a negative integer to CARD32 in XvQueryImageAttributes in X.Org X Server before 21.1.26 and xwayland before 24.1.15 could be used to causes crashes by authenticated X clients.

Why

The product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

What

A buffer overread caused by casting a negative integer to CARD32 in XvQueryImageAttributes in X.Org X Server before 21.1.26 and xwayland before 24.1.15 could be used to causes crashes by authenticated X clients.

Why

The product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
local access → Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) → disrupt the affected service
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-191 ↗

CWE-191: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound). The product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
Denial of serviceCWE-191
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-2026-4511Xwayland und X.Org X Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Xwayland und X.Org X11 ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, möglicherweise vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder den Speicher zu beschädigen.

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03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
Fixed
An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 13 Nov 2026 · Last source change 13 Nov 2026, 10:50 UTC · CWE-191 · Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
Unavailable
European sourceNo official EUVD mapping
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD awaiting enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed: removed patch: gitlab.freedesktop.org/a11d070e4ea78c6c97a7e88c57277d766cd9050b; removed remediation: gitlab.freedesktop.org/a11d070e4ea78c6c97a7e88c57277d766cd9050b.
    Before
    patch: gitlab.freedesktop.org/a11d070e4ea78c6c97a7e88c57277d766cd9050b · remediation: gitlab.freedesktop.org/a11d070e4ea78c6c97a7e88c57277d766cd9050b
    After
    no authoritative guidance recorded
    CNA ↗
  2. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    xwayland: < 24.1.15; xorg-x11-server: < 21.1.26 · Fixed: An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
    After
    xwayland: < 24.1.15; xorg-x11-server: < 21.1.26 · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
    CNA ↗
  3. Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Patch available to Awaiting fix.
    Before
    Patch available
    After
    Awaiting fix
    CNA ↗
  4. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed: added patch: gitlab.freedesktop.org/a11d070e4ea78c6c97a7e88c57277d766cd9050b; added remediation: gitlab.freedesktop.org/a11d070e4ea78c6c97a7e88c57277d766cd9050b; removed remediation: wid.cert-bund.de/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-4511.
    Before
    remediation: wid.cert-bund.de/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-4511
    After
    patch: gitlab.freedesktop.org/a11d070e4ea78c6c97a7e88c57277d766cd9050b · remediation: gitlab.freedesktop.org/a11d070e4ea78c6c97a7e88c57277d766cd9050b
    gitlab.freedesktop.org ↗
  5. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    OpenBSD OpenBSD 8.0; Open Source Xwayland <24.1.15; Open Source X.Org X11 server <21.1.26; OpenBSD OpenBSD 7.9; Fedora Linux; SUSE Linux · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in this authority advisory.
    After
    xwayland: < 24.1.15; xorg-x11-server: < 21.1.26 · Fixed: An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
    CNA ↗
  6. Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Awaiting fix to Patch available.
    Before
    Awaiting fix
    After
    Patch available
    gitlab.freedesktop.org ↗
  7. SeveritySeverity changed from Unknown to High.
    Before
    Unknown
    After
    High
    CNA ↗
  8. CVSS scoreCVSS score changed from not recorded to 7.8 (CVSS 3.1 · CNA · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    7.8 (CVSS 3.1 · CNA · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
    CNA ↗
  9. Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.
    Official national cybersecurity authority ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
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Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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