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 advisory (RHSA-2025:9305) for multiple vulnerabilities in xorg-x11-server and xorg-x11-server-Xwayland packages used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. The vulnerabilities include an out-of-bounds read (CVE-2025-49175) and several integer overflow issues (CVE-2025-49176, CVE-2025-49179, CVE-2025-49180) as well as an unprocessed client request due to bytes to ignore (CVE-2025-49178). These issues affect the X Rendering Extension Animated Cursors, Big Requests Extension, X Record extension, and the X Resize, Rotate and Reflect (RandR) Extension. The advisory provides updated packages to remediate these vulnerabilities. The update is classified as important by Red Hat, and detailed CVSS scores are available on the respective CVE pages. The affected products include multiple architectures of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and CodeReady Linux Builder variants.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to cause out-of-bounds reads or integer overflows within the X server components, potentially leading to denial of service or other impacts depending on exploitation. The advisory does not specify known exploits in the wild. The issues affect core graphical server components that provide low-level functionality for graphical user interfaces on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released security updates for xorg-x11-server and xorg-x11-server-Xwayland packages addressing these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the updates as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:9305 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the issues. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patches.
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 advisory (RHSA-2025:9305) for multiple vulnerabilities in xorg-x11-server and xorg-x11-server-Xwayland packages used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. The vulnerabilities include an out-of-bounds read (CVE-2025-49175) and several integer overflow issues (CVE-2025-49176, CVE-2025-49179, CVE-2025-49180) as well as an unprocessed client request due to bytes to ignore (CVE-2025-49178). These issues affect the X Rendering Extension Animated Cursors, Big Requests Extension, X Record extension, and the X Resize, Rotate and Reflect (RandR) Extension. The advisory provides updated packages to remediate these vulnerabilities. The update is classified as important by Red Hat, and detailed CVSS scores are available on the respective CVE pages. The affected products include multiple architectures of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and CodeReady Linux Builder variants.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to cause out-of-bounds reads or integer overflows within the X server components, potentially leading to denial of service or other impacts depending on exploitation. The advisory does not specify known exploits in the wild. The issues affect core graphical server components that provide low-level functionality for graphical user interfaces on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released security updates for xorg-x11-server and xorg-x11-server-Xwayland packages addressing these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the updates as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:9305 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the issues. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patches.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:9305
- Cve Count
- 5
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-49176","CVE-2025-49178","CVE-2025-49179","CVE-2025-49180"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1cd4853345fc1823925
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:46:53 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:06:22 UTC
Last updated: 06/29/2026, 03:51:09 UTC
Views: 3
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