Release xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5 ALSA-2026:84574
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100
- Issue type
- Bug
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Activity status
- Active
- Tech stack
- linux
- Domain
- security
Research direction
The issue lists five X.Org security fixes and the affected xorg-x11-server packages, but does not identify source files, tests, or a requested change. Start by checking the referenced CVE pages and the package's upstream security advisories to find the fixes and release requirements. Done would mean the listed vulnerabilities are addressed in the specified AlmaLinux package update.
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Description
xorg-x11-server security update
Severity: Important
Description
X.Org is an open-source implementation of the X Window System. It provides the basic low-level functionality that full-fledged graphical user interfaces are designed upon.
Security Fix(es):
- xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server: Arbitrary code execution via use-after-free in passive grab handling (CVE-2026-93516)
- xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server: arbitrary code execution via GLX RenderLarge heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2026-93517)
- xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server: arbitrary code execution via integer truncation during keyboard mapping resize (CVE-2026-93518)
- xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server: Arbitrary code execution via buffer overflow in input_constrain_cursor() (CVE-2026-93519)
- xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server: arbitrary code execution via out-of-bounds write in XKB keycode handling (CVE-2026-93520)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected packages:
xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.x86_64
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.x86_64
xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.x86_64
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.x86_64
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.x86_64
xorg-x11-server-common-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.x86_64
xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.s390x
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.s390x
xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.s390x
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.s390x
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.s390x
xorg-x11-server-common-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.s390x
xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.ppc64le
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.ppc64le
xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.ppc64le
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.ppc64le
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.ppc64le
xorg-x11-server-common-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.ppc64le
xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.aarch64
xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.aarch64
xorg-x11-server-Xnest-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.aarch64
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.aarch64
xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.aarch64
xorg-x11-server-common-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.aarch64
xorg-x11-server-devel-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.i686
xorg-x11-server-devel-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.x86_64
xorg-x11-server-source-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.noarch
xorg-x11-server-devel-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.ppc64le
xorg-x11-server-source-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.noarch
xorg-x11-server-devel-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.aarch64
xorg-x11-server-source-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.noarch
xorg-x11-server-devel-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.s390x
xorg-x11-server-source-1.20.11-34.el9_8.5.noarch
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