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Red Hat Security Advisory: xorg-x11-server security update

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Medium
Published: 12/04/2025 (12/04/2025, 10:25:56 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Red Hat Product Security
Product: Red Hat

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: xmayland: Use-after-free in XPresentNotify structure creation (CVE-2025-62229) * xorg: xwayland: Use-after-free in Xkb client resource removal (CVE-2025-62230) * xorg: xmayland: Value overflow in XkbSetCompatMap() (CVE-2025-62231) 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

redhat/xorg-x11-server
pkg:rpm/redhat/xorg-x11-server
Affected versions
=1.20.11-27.el9_4

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AI-Powered Analysis

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AILast updated: 06/25/2026, 22:19:40 UTC

Technical Analysis

This advisory covers three security vulnerabilities in the xorg-x11-server package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support: CVE-2025-62229 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the XPresentNotify structure creation within xmayland; CVE-2025-62230 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Xkb client resource removal in xwayland; CVE-2025-62231 is a value overflow in the XkbSetCompatMap function in xmayland. These vulnerabilities could potentially lead to memory corruption issues. Red Hat has released patches addressing these flaws in version 1.20.11-27.el9_4 of the xorg-x11-server package. The advisory does not provide CVSS scores but rates the overall impact as moderate.

Potential Impact

The identified vulnerabilities involve use-after-free conditions and a value overflow in critical components of the X Window System server implementation. Such flaws can lead to memory corruption, which may be exploited to cause application crashes or potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the affected service. The advisory rates the security impact as moderate, indicating a significant but not critical risk level. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at the time of the advisory.

Mitigation Recommendations

Red Hat has released an official security update for xorg-x11-server addressing these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support should apply the update to version 1.20.11-27.el9_4 or later as soon as possible. Detailed instructions for applying the update are available in the Red Hat advisory linked in the references. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the official patch.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Csaf Category
csaf_security_advisory
Csaf Version
2.0
Publisher
Red Hat Product Security
Advisory Id
RHSA-2025:22742
Cve Count
3
Additional Cves
["CVE-2025-62230","CVE-2025-62231"]
Cvss Version
null

Threat ID: 6a3da1da4853345fc1828c68

Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:06 UTC

Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:19:40 UTC

Last updated: 07/02/2026, 08:51:17 UTC

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