CVE-2026-55999

high Red Hat
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.3%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 80% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: July 8, 2026 (1 days ago)
Last Modified: July 8, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in the glamor_font_get() function of the xorg-x11-server. This vulnerability, a heap buffer overflow, occurs when the server processes a specially crafted PCF font file where individual glyph metrics exceed the declared maximum bounds. An authenticated X client can exploit this by loading a malicious font and drawing text, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution with attacker-controlled content and extent. This affects servers utilizing the glamor acceleration backend, such as Xorg with the modesetting driver and Xwayland.

CWE

CWE-805

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov