Description
A use-after-free caused by lack of lifecycle management when adding / removing XInput master devices in X.org X Server before 21.1.25 and XWayland before 24.1.14 could be used by authenticated X Clients to crash the X server or potentially execute code in X server context.
Published: 2026-10-28
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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History

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server. A local user can exploit a use-after-free condition—where the software attempts to access memory after it has been freed—by establishing a passive input grab and removing an input device. When subsequent input events are processed, the server dereferences the dangling device pointer. This flaw can lead to arbitrary code execution or a Denial of Service (DoS) via an X server crash. A use-after-free caused by lack of lifecycle management when adding / removing XInput master devices in X.org X Server before 21.1.25 and XWayland before 24.1.14 could be used by authenticated X Clients to crash the X server or potentially execute code in X server context.
Title xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server: Arbitrary code execution via use-after-free in passive grab handling .Org Server XInput Passive Grab Use-After-Free
First Time appeared X.org xorg-x11-server
X.org xwayland
Weaknesses CWE-416
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-x11-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xwayland:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products X.org xorg-x11-server
X.org xwayland
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared X.org
X.org x Server
Vendors & Products X.org
X.org x Server

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in xorg-x11-server. A local user can exploit a use-after-free condition—where the software attempts to access memory after it has been freed—by establishing a passive input grab and removing an input device. When subsequent input events are processed, the server dereferences the dangling device pointer. This flaw can lead to arbitrary code execution or a Denial of Service (DoS) via an X server crash.
Title xorg-x11-server: xorg-x11-server: Arbitrary code execution via use-after-free in passive grab handling
Weaknesses CWE-825
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Subscriptions

X.org X Server Xorg-x11-server Xwayland
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: suse

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-28T13:03:30.088Z

Reserved: 2026-09-18T08:46:56.692Z

Link: CVE-2026-93516

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-28T13:17:29.237

Modified: 2026-10-28T14:07:11.677

Link: CVE-2026-93516

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-10-07T12:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-93516 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-28T15:30:13Z

Weaknesses