CVE-2025-49175
Xorg-x11-server-xwayland: xorg-x11-server: tigervnc: out-of-bounds read in x rendering extension animated cursors
CVSS Score
6.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
A flaw was found in the X Rendering extension's handling of animated cursors. If a client provides no cursors, the server assumes at least one is present, leading to an out-of-bounds read and potential crash.
| CWE | CWE-125 |
| Vendor | x.org |
| Product | xwayland |
| Published | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Dec 11, 2025 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Affected Versions
X.Org / xwayland
0 < 24.1.8
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 7.7 Advanced Update Support
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
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 8.2 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 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
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 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
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 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
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 Telecommunications Update Service
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 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions
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 Long-Life Add-On
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
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 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions
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 Update Services for SAP Solutions
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 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 9.4 Extended Update Support
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
All versions affected References
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Credits
Red Hat would like to thank Julian Suleder and Nils Emmerich for reporting this issue.