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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-50263

🗓️ 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Debian Linux packages xorg-server and xwayland have CVE-2026-50263 with no patch available.

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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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  - A use-after-free flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland in CreateSaverWindow(). A client can
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    information disclosure. (CVE-2026-50263)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:7");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-server-Xephyr");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-server-Xnest");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-server-Xorg");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-server-Xvfb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xorg-x11-server-Xwayland");
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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

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  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
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        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "xnest"},
          {"reference": "xorg-server-source"},
          {"reference": "xserver-common"},
          {"reference": "xserver-xephyr"},
          {"reference": "xserver-xorg-core"},
          {"reference": "xserver-xorg-core-udeb"},
          {"reference": "xserver-xorg-dev"},
          {"reference": "xserver-xorg-legacy"},
          {"reference": "xvfb"},
          {"reference": "xwayland"}
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      }
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  "Debian Linux-13": {
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          {"reference": "xserver-xorg-core-udeb"},
          {"reference": "xserver-xorg-dev"},
          {"reference": "xserver-xorg-legacy"},
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      }
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        "release": "10",
        "pkgs": [
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          {"reference": "xorg-x11-server-Xnest"},
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          {"reference": "xorg-x11-server-Xvfb"},
          {"reference": "xorg-x11-server-Xwayland"},
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          {"reference": "xorg-x11-server-devel"},
          {"reference": "xorg-x11-server-source"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
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      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "xorg-x11-server"},
          {"reference": "xorg-x11-server-Xdmx"},
          {"reference": "xorg-x11-server-Xephyr"},
          {"reference": "xorg-x11-server-Xnest"},
          {"reference": "xorg-x11-server-Xorg"},
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    ]
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  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
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      {
        "release": "9",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "xorg-x11-server"},
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          {"reference": "xorg-x11-server-Xnest"},
          {"reference": "xorg-x11-server-Xorg"},
          {"reference": "xorg-x11-server-Xvfb"},
          {"reference": "xorg-x11-server-Xwayland"},
          {"reference": "xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-devel"},
          {"reference": "xorg-x11-server-common"},
          {"reference": "xorg-x11-server-devel"},
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};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_NOTE,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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05 Jun 2026 00:00Current
5.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.5
CVSS 3.15.5
EPSS0.00012
5