CVE-2025-26597
Xorg: xwayland: buffer overflow in xkbchangetypesofkey()
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
6th
A buffer overflow flaw was found in X.Org and Xwayland. If XkbChangeTypesOfKey() is called with a 0 group, it will resize the key symbols table to 0 but leave the key actions unchanged. If the same function is later called with a non-zero value of groups, this will cause a buffer overflow because the key actions are of the wrong size.
| CWE | CWE-119 |
| Published | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Apr 6, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected References
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2500 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2502 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2861 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2862 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2865 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2866 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2873 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2874 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2875 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2879 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2880 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3976 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7163 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7165 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7458 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-26597 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2345255 lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/02/msg00036.html