Local information disclosure via stale screen-private pointer
Published Jun 5, 2026 · Updated Jun 5, 2026
Use-after-free in X.Org X server and Xwayland before 21.1.23 and 24.1.12 allows local users to disclose process memory. CreateSaverWindow clears hasWindow and calls CheckScreenPrivate, which can free the screen-private structure before the stale pPriv pointer is reused. Any X client able to connect to the server can trigger the path by changing saver-window attributes and forcing the screen saver, exposing memory without altering data or interrupting service.
Summary
What happened
Use-after-free in X.Org X server and Xwayland before 21.1.23 and 24.1.12 allows local users to disclose process memory. CreateSaverWindow clears hasWindow and calls CheckScreenPrivate, which can free the screen-private structure before the stale pPriv pointer is reused. Any X client able to connect to the server can trigger the path by changing saver-window attributes and forcing the screen saver, exposing memory without altering data or interrupting service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-50263
- Published
- Jun 5, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 5, 2026
- Vendor
- 389 Directory Server
- Product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Classifications
- CWE-416, T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jun 5, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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