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CVE-2026-93542

libXi: libXi: Denial of Service via out-of-bounds read during XI2 class parsing

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · September 25, 2026

Updated · September 26, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in libXi. An out-of-bounds read vulnerability occurs during the parsing of X Input Extension (XI2) device class data. A malicious X server can exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted class responses to a connected client application. This causes the client to read beyond memory boundaries and crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read