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.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50261 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2485386 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/bdd7bf57af208b1ddf57d4683d67104443b44812 | Patch |
| https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2026-June/003702.html | Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
| https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/PSIRTSUPT-16950 | Permissions Required |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
15 Jun 2026, 13:46
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xwayland:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat X.org X.org xwayland X.org x Server |
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| References | () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50261 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2485386 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/-/commit/bdd7bf57af208b1ddf57d4683d67104443b44812 - Patch | |
| References | () https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2026-June/003702.html - Mailing List, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/PSIRTSUPT-16950 - Permissions Required |
05 Jun 2026, 12:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-06-05 12:16
Updated : 2026-06-15 13:46
NVD link : CVE-2026-50261
Mitre link : CVE-2026-50261
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-50261
JSON object : View
Products Affected
x.org
- x_server
- xwayland
redhat
- enterprise_linux
CWE
CWE-416
Use After Free