CVE-2026-93544

Out-of-bounds read in libXi's XI2 XIQueryDevice reply parsing

Published Sep 24, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An out-of-bounds read in libXi's XI2 XIQueryDevice reply parsing in libXi before 1.8.4 can be used by a malicious X server to crash an attached X client.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

No advisories available
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An out-of-bounds read in libXi's XI2 XIQueryDevice reply parsing in libXi before 1.8.4 can be used by a malicious X server to crash an attached X client.
Title Out-of-bounds read in libXi's XI2 XIQueryDevice reply parsing
First Time appeared X.org
X.org libxi
Weaknesses CWE-125
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:x.org:libxi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products X.org
X.org libxi
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
suse
Published
Updated
Sep 24, 2026, 5:16 PM
Reserved
Sep 18, 2026, 9:08 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 24, 2026, 5:17 PM
Modified
Sep 24, 2026, 9:00 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 24, 2026, 4:13 PM