Red Hat Security Advisory: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland security update
Xwayland is an X server for running X clients under Wayland. Security Fix(es): * xorg-x11-server: tigervnc: heap-based buffer overflow privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2024-9632) * X.Org: Xwayland: Use-after-free of the root cursor (CVE-2025-26594) * xorg: xwayland: Use-after-free in SyncInitTrigger() (CVE-2025-26601) * xorg: xwayland: Use-after-free in PlayReleasedEvents() (CVE-2025-26600) * xorg: xwayland: Use of uninitialized pointer in compRedirectWindow() (CVE-2025-26599) * xorg: xwayland: Out-of-bounds write in CreatePointerBarrierClient() (CVE-2025-26598) * xorg: xwayland: Buffer overflow in XkbChangeTypesOfKey() (CVE-2025-26597) * xorg: xwayland: Heap overflow in XkbWriteKeySyms() (CVE-2025-26596) * Xorg: xwayland: Buffer overflow in XkbVModMaskText() (CVE-2025-26595) 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
This advisory covers multiple security fixes in the xorg-x11-server-Xwayland package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. The vulnerabilities include a heap-based buffer overflow in tigervnc (CVE-2024-9632), several use-after-free vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-26594, CVE-2025-26600, CVE-2025-26601), buffer overflows (CVE-2025-26595, CVE-2025-26597), heap overflow (CVE-2025-26596), out-of-bounds write (CVE-2025-26598), and use of uninitialized pointer (CVE-2025-26599). These issues affect the Xwayland server component that allows X clients to run under Wayland, potentially enabling privilege escalation or other security impacts. The Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:7458 provides details and patches for these vulnerabilities.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to escalate privileges or cause denial of service by exploiting memory corruption issues such as buffer overflows, heap overflows, use-after-free, and out-of-bounds writes in the Xwayland server. This could compromise the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of affected systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an important security update for xorg-x11-server-Xwayland in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:7458 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate these vulnerabilities. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: xorg-x11-server-Xwayland security update
Description
Xwayland is an X server for running X clients under Wayland. Security Fix(es): * xorg-x11-server: tigervnc: heap-based buffer overflow privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2024-9632) * X.Org: Xwayland: Use-after-free of the root cursor (CVE-2025-26594) * xorg: xwayland: Use-after-free in SyncInitTrigger() (CVE-2025-26601) * xorg: xwayland: Use-after-free in PlayReleasedEvents() (CVE-2025-26600) * xorg: xwayland: Use of uninitialized pointer in compRedirectWindow() (CVE-2025-26599) * xorg: xwayland: Out-of-bounds write in CreatePointerBarrierClient() (CVE-2025-26598) * xorg: xwayland: Buffer overflow in XkbChangeTypesOfKey() (CVE-2025-26597) * xorg: xwayland: Heap overflow in XkbWriteKeySyms() (CVE-2025-26596) * Xorg: xwayland: Buffer overflow in XkbVModMaskText() (CVE-2025-26595) 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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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers multiple security fixes in the xorg-x11-server-Xwayland package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. The vulnerabilities include a heap-based buffer overflow in tigervnc (CVE-2024-9632), several use-after-free vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-26594, CVE-2025-26600, CVE-2025-26601), buffer overflows (CVE-2025-26595, CVE-2025-26597), heap overflow (CVE-2025-26596), out-of-bounds write (CVE-2025-26598), and use of uninitialized pointer (CVE-2025-26599). These issues affect the Xwayland server component that allows X clients to run under Wayland, potentially enabling privilege escalation or other security impacts. The Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:7458 provides details and patches for these vulnerabilities.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to escalate privileges or cause denial of service by exploiting memory corruption issues such as buffer overflows, heap overflows, use-after-free, and out-of-bounds writes in the Xwayland server. This could compromise the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of affected systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an important security update for xorg-x11-server-Xwayland in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:7458 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate these vulnerabilities. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:7458
- Cve Count
- 9
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-26594","CVE-2025-26595","CVE-2025-26596","CVE-2025-26597","CVE-2025-26598","CVE-2025-26599","CVE-2025-26600","CVE-2025-26601"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1d24853345fc1825c74
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:46:58 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:12:10 UTC
Last updated: 06/30/2026, 16:51:10 UTC
Views: 4
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