RHSA-2026:53450 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland security update
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · August 11, 2026
Updated · August 12, 2026
Topic
An update for xorg-x11-server-Xwayland is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
Xwayland is an X server for running X clients under Wayland.
Security Fix(es):
- xorg: X11: xserver: X.org: glamor Font Atlas Heap Buffer Overflow (CVE-2026-55999)
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.