Findings

CVE-2026-34000

A flaw was found in the X.Org X server.

Published May 5, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · x.org x server

A flaw was found in the X.Org X server. This out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the XKB geometry processing, specifically within the and 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.

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Timeline

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  1. May 5, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A flaw was found in the X.Org X server. This out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the XKB geometry processing, specifically within the and 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 d

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A flaw was found in the X.Org X server. This out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the XKB geometry processing, specifically within the and 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 d

Affected

  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux10.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux6.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux7.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux8.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux9.0
  • cpe x.org/x serverversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-34000

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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 and functions, allows an attacker to read uninitialized or out-of-bounds memory. An attacker with a connecti

    nvd.nist.gov

References