Buffer overflow in X.org X Server

CVE-2026-50259

A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland. _XkbSetMapChecks() declares a fixed-size stack buffer mapWidths[256] indexed by key type index. The helper function CheckKeyTypes() writes to this buffer at a client-controlled offset, allowing a stack buffer overflow. This may be used to crash the server, or for privilege escalation if the X server runs as root.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (5.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.