CVE-2026-121604 json
wlroots before 0.20.2 Out-of-Bounds Read via read_surface_class() in xwm.c
published 6d ago modified 2d ago also EUVD-2026-116039
- cvss
- 3.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 1%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
wlroots before 0.20.2 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in read_surface_class() in xwayland/xwm.c that allows local X11 clients to leak compositor heap memory. Attackers can set a WM_CLASS property with a NUL-terminated instance but unterminated class, exposing over-read heap bytes as the window class or app_id over IPC.
Patch / fix
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red hat product security vex CVE-2026-121604 updated cvss 3.3
wlroots: wlroots: Information disclosure via out-of-bounds read in read_surface_class()
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2d ago
Exploit prediction
0.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 4.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 4.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- wlroots wlroots
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
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gitlab.freedesktop.org
/wlroots/wlroots/-/merge_requests/5374
issue-tracking
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gitlab.freedesktop.org
/wlroots/wlroots/-/commit/851cdd0089004884bd85a95ad21f04009cb5a53a
patch
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gitlab.freedesktop.org
/wlroots/wlroots/-/commit/4412992469540b1d578cb94a5cd4e6e5829812dc
patch
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gitlab.freedesktop.org
/wlroots/wlroots/-/work_items/4092
issue-tracking
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gitlab.freedesktop.org
/wlroots/wlroots/-/releases/0.20.2
release-notes
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gitlab.freedesktop.org
/wlroots/wlroots/-/blob/0.20.1/xwayland/xwm.c#L661-L678
technical-description
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vulncheck.com
/advisories/wlroots-before-0.20.2-out-of-bounds-read-via-read-surface-class-in-xwm-c
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-121604
- NVD CVE-2026-121604
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