Out-of-bounds read in libXi's XI2 enter/leave/focus cookie conversion
Priority LOW 24CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 5 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
An out-of-bounds read in libXi's XI2 enter/leave/focus cookie conversion in libXi before 1.8.4 could be used by malicious X server to crash an attached X client.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00126 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial libXi (x.org): 1.8.4Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 5 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA libXi (x.org) Fixed in 1.8.4
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2026:84837 Released 2026-10-19 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images libXi-1.8.4-0.1.hum1@aarch64, libXi-1.8.4-0.1.hum1@s390x, libXi-1.8.4-0.1.hum1@src +4
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Fixed | RHSA-2026:84837 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-94282
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p77j-q345-2f8c
- 2026-10-16 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-18 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-20 Fix available: RHSA-2026:84837 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-20 Fix available: Red Hat Hardened Images · Red Hat
References
More x.org vulnerabilities
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- TI-1999-00519 An X server's access control is disabled (e.g. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2021-11657 LookupCol.c in X.Org X through X11R7.7 and libX11 before 1.7.1 might allow remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-10465 An issue was discovered in libX11 through 1.6.5. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2004-00826 Multiple vulnerabilities in libXpm for 6.8.1 and earlier, as used in XFree86 and other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2016-08240 Multiple integer overflows in libXpm before 3.5.12, when a program requests parsing XPM… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-94282 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-94282 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p77j-q345-2f8c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-94282 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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