CVE-2026-121604 (GCVE-0-2026-121604)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-03 16:26 – Updated: 2026-11-03 16:26
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
wlroots before 0.20.2 Out-of-Bounds Read via read_surface_class() in xwm.c
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.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read
Assigner
References
7 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots/-/… | issue-tracking |
| https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots/-/… | issue-tracking |
| https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots/-/… | patch |
| https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots/-/… | patch |
| https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots/-/… | release-notes |
| https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots/-/… | technical-description |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wlroots-befo… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-05-21 00:00
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