Vulnerability record

CVE-2026-55999

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What it is

Reported

Local attackers with a X connection able to provide PCX fonts to the X server xorg-server before 21.2.24 and xwayland before 24.1.13 could cause a heap buffer overflow via SetFont due to missing glyph boundary checks. Source description excerpt; complete tracked detail loads below.

NVD published: Jul 8, 2026 · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

What is affected

Reported

Microsoft — azl3 wayland 1.22.0-1 on Azure Linux 3.0. Product-level identification only; no affected-version conclusion is available from this field.

NVD published: Jul 8, 2026 · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

Urgency and basis

Reported

Track · 122.9

Tracker decision tier from the evidence detailed below · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

Exploitation evidence

Not reported

Not reported by tracked sources.

What to do

Reported

A source remediation link is available. Validate that guidance against the affected product and your environment.

Source remediation ↗

Tracked source remediation field · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

Evidence detail

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