CVE-2026-93536

X.Org Server GestureBuildSprite Use-After-Free

Published Oct 28, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A use after free caused by missing lifecycle management of gesture sprites in GestureBuildSprite() in X.Org X Server before 21.1.25 and XWayland before 24.1.14 could be used by authenticated X clients to crash the X server or potentially execute code.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

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History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description A flaw was found in the X.Org Server. When a window is removed during an active gesture, the server fails to clean up references to the destroyed window in its gesture tracking data. A local attacker can exploit this flaw to cause a use-after-free condition—where the system accesses memory after it has been released—potentially leading to unauthorized information disclosure or a denial of service (DoS). A use after free caused by missing lifecycle management of gesture sprites in GestureBuildSprite() in X.Org X Server before 21.1.25 and XWayland before 24.1.14 could be used by authenticated X clients to crash the X server or potentially execute code.
Title xorg-x11-server: GestureBuildSprite Use-After-Free X.Org Server GestureBuildSprite Use-After-Free
First Time appeared X.org xorg-x11-server
X.org xwayland
Weaknesses CWE-122
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xorg-x11-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xwayland:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products X.org xorg-x11-server
X.org xwayland
References
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First Time appeared X.org
X.org x Server
Vendors & Products X.org
X.org x Server
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in the X.Org Server. When a window is removed during an active gesture, the server fails to clean up references to the destroyed window in its gesture tracking data. A local attacker can exploit this flaw to cause a use-after-free condition—where the system accesses memory after it has been released—potentially leading to unauthorized information disclosure or a denial of service (DoS).
Title xorg-x11-server: GestureBuildSprite Use-After-Free
Weaknesses CWE-825
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
suse
Published
Updated
Nov 6, 2026, 6:32 PM
Reserved
Sep 18, 2026, 9:08 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 28, 2026, 5:18 PM
Modified
Nov 6, 2026, 7:18 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Oct 7, 2026, 12:00 PM