Description
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.
Published: 2026-11-03
Score: 4.8 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title wlroots before 0.20.2 Out-of-Bounds Read via read_surface_class() in xwm.c
Weaknesses CWE-125
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-03T16:26:55.569Z

Reserved: 2026-11-03T16:19:16.465Z

Link: CVE-2026-121604

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-03T17:18:11.737

Modified: 2026-11-03T17:18:11.737

Link: CVE-2026-121604

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