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.
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CVSS 3.1 3.3/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wlroots | wlroots | < 0.20.2 |
References
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots/-/blob/0.20.1/xwayland/xwm.c#L661-L678
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots/-/commit/4412992469540b1d578cb94a5cd4e6e5829812dc
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots/-/commit/851cdd0089004884bd85a95ad21f04009cb5a53a
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots/-/merge_requests/5374
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots/-/releases/0.20.2
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wlroots/wlroots/-/work_items/4092
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wlroots-before-0.20.2-out-of-bounds-read-via-read-surface-class-in-xwm-c
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 3, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 12, 2026
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis