#1149667 libxtst: CVE-2026-94286

Package:
src:libxtst
Source:
src:libxtst
Submitter:
Salvatore Bonaccorso
Date:
2026-10-08 17:39:21 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1149667#5
Date:
2026-10-02 03:18:37 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for libxtst.

CVE-2026-94286[0]:
| An out-of-bounds read in libXtst's RECORD reply parser in libXtst
| before 1.2.6 could be used by malicious X servers to crash attached
| X clients.


If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-94286
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-94286
[1] https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxtst/-/merge_requests/10

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore