Bug 2542984 - CVE-2026-94285 libX11: libX11: Denial of Service via out-of-bounds read in byte-oriented codeset parser [fedora-all]
Summary: CVE-2026-94285 libX11: libX11: Denial of Service via out-of-bounds read in by...
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Status: NEW
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Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: libX11
Version: rawhide
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
medium
medium
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Assignee: Adam Jackson
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Whiteboard: {"flaws": ["2c5cafbe-1cfb-4c2b-8359-5...
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Blocks: CVE-2026-94285
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Reported: 2026-09-29 07:15 UTC by Vladimir Vasilev
Modified: 2026-09-29 07:15 UTC (History)
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Description Vladimir Vasilev 2026-09-29 07:15:37 UTC 
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An out-of-bounds read in libX11's byte-oriented codeset parser in libX11 before 1.8.14 could be used by malicious X servers to crash attached X clients.
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