Red Hat Security Advisory: xorg-x11-server and xorg-x11-server-Xwayland security update
X.Org is an open-source implementation of the X Window System. It provides the basic low-level functionality that full-fledged graphical user interfaces are designed upon. Security Fix(es): * xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: tigervnc: Out-of-Bounds Read in X Rendering Extension Animated Cursors (CVE-2025-49175) * xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: tigervnc: Integer Overflow in Big Requests Extension (CVE-2025-49176) * xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: tigervnc: Unprocessed Client Request Due to Bytes to Ignore (CVE-2025-49178) * xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: tigervnc: Integer overflow in X Record extension (CVE-2025-49179) * xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: tigervnc: Integer Overflow in X Resize, Rotate and Reflect (RandR) Extension (CVE-2025-49180) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Red Hat Product Security has issued an important security advisory (RHSA-2025:9303) addressing several vulnerabilities in xorg-x11-server and xorg-x11-server-Xwayland, including CVE-2025-49175 (out-of-bounds read in X Rendering Extension Animated Cursors), CVE-2025-49176 (integer overflow in Big Requests Extension), CVE-2025-49178 (unprocessed client request due to bytes to ignore), CVE-2025-49179 (integer overflow in X Record extension), and CVE-2025-49180 (integer overflow in X Resize, Rotate and Reflect (RandR) Extension). These issues affect the tigervnc component of the X.Org server implementation. The advisory provides updated packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 across multiple architectures and extended update support versions. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but the overall impact is rated as important (high severity).
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could lead to out-of-bounds memory reads and integer overflows within the X.Org server components, potentially causing crashes or other unintended behavior. The exact impact details and exploitation scenarios are not provided in the advisory. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated packages for xorg-x11-server and xorg-x11-server-Xwayland that address these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants should apply the security updates as detailed in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:9303 and the referenced update article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). Patch status is confirmed with official fixes available. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the vendor-provided updates.
Red Hat Security Advisory: xorg-x11-server and xorg-x11-server-Xwayland security update
Description
X.Org is an open-source implementation of the X Window System. It provides the basic low-level functionality that full-fledged graphical user interfaces are designed upon. Security Fix(es): * xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: tigervnc: Out-of-Bounds Read in X Rendering Extension Animated Cursors (CVE-2025-49175) * xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: tigervnc: Integer Overflow in Big Requests Extension (CVE-2025-49176) * xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: tigervnc: Unprocessed Client Request Due to Bytes to Ignore (CVE-2025-49178) * xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: tigervnc: Integer overflow in X Record extension (CVE-2025-49179) * xorg-x11-server-Xwayland: xorg-x11-server: tigervnc: Integer Overflow in X Resize, Rotate and Reflect (RandR) Extension (CVE-2025-49180) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
Red Hat Product Security has issued an important security advisory (RHSA-2025:9303) addressing several vulnerabilities in xorg-x11-server and xorg-x11-server-Xwayland, including CVE-2025-49175 (out-of-bounds read in X Rendering Extension Animated Cursors), CVE-2025-49176 (integer overflow in Big Requests Extension), CVE-2025-49178 (unprocessed client request due to bytes to ignore), CVE-2025-49179 (integer overflow in X Record extension), and CVE-2025-49180 (integer overflow in X Resize, Rotate and Reflect (RandR) Extension). These issues affect the tigervnc component of the X.Org server implementation. The advisory provides updated packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 across multiple architectures and extended update support versions. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but the overall impact is rated as important (high severity).
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could lead to out-of-bounds memory reads and integer overflows within the X.Org server components, potentially causing crashes or other unintended behavior. The exact impact details and exploitation scenarios are not provided in the advisory. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated packages for xorg-x11-server and xorg-x11-server-Xwayland that address these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants should apply the security updates as detailed in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:9303 and the referenced update article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). Patch status is confirmed with official fixes available. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the vendor-provided updates.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:9303
- Cve Count
- 6
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-49176","CVE-2025-49177","CVE-2025-49178","CVE-2025-49179","CVE-2025-49180"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1cd4853345fc182393a
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:46:53 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:06:39 UTC
Last updated: 07/02/2026, 10:51:10 UTC
Views: 3
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