A flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland when processing X11 Present extension notifications. Improper error handling during notification creation can leave dangling pointers that lead to a use-after-free condition. This can cause memory corruption or a crash, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4353-1 xorg-server security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6044-1 xorg-server security update
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

History

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 05:45:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland when processing X11 Present extension notifications. Improper error handling during notification creation can leave dangling pointers that lead to a use-after-free condition. This can cause memory corruption or a crash, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
Title Xorg: xmayland: use-after-free in xpresentnotify structure creation
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-416
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-30T05:28:48.131Z

Reserved: 2025-10-09T04:46:44.074Z

Link: CVE-2025-62229

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-10-30T06:15:45.300

Modified: 2025-10-30T06:15:45.300

Link: CVE-2025-62229

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