A use-after-free flaw was found in X.Org and Xwayland. The root cursor is referenced in the X server as a global variable. If a client frees the root cursor, the internal reference points to freed memory and causes a use-after-free.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-XvfbUpgrade tigervncUpgrade xorg-x11-server-commonUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-develUpgrade tigervnc-selinuxUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XephyrUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XwaylandUpgrade xorg-x11-server-sourceUpgrade tigervnc-licenseUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XnestUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XdmxUpgrade tigervnc-server-moduleUpgrade tigervnc-serverUpgrade tigervnc-server-minimalUpgrade xorg-x11-server-develUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XorgUpgrade tigervnc-icons | Mar 18, 2025 | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade xwaylandUpgrade xorg-server | Aug 8, 2025 | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-XdmxUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XnestUpgrade xorg-x11-server-develUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XorgUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XephyrUpgrade xorg-x11-server-sourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-commonUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XvfbUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland | Mar 26, 2025 | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-XvfbUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XephyrUpgrade xorg-x11-server-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XorgUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XnestUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XwaylandUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-develUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xorg-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-debugsourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-commonUpgrade xorg-x11-server-sourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-develUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-debugsourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xnest-debuginfo | Mar 27, 2025 | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade xorg-serverUpgrade xwayland | Mar 3, 2025 | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade xorg-nextserverUpgrade xephyrUpgrade xwaylandUpgrade xorg-vfbserverUpgrade xorg-server | Mar 7, 2025 | Mar 6, 2025 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade x11-base/xorg-server.Upgrade x11-base/xwayland. | Jun 13, 2025 | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-help | Jul 11, 2025 | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-help | Jun 13, 2025 | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-help | Jul 21, 2025 | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-help | Jul 1, 2025 | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-XdmxUpgrade tigervnc-serverUpgrade tigervnc-iconsUpgrade tigervnc-server-moduleUpgrade xorg-x11-server-commonUpgrade tigervnc-server-minimalUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XorgUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XnestUpgrade xorg-x11-server-develUpgrade xorg-x11-server-sourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XephyrUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XvfbUpgrade tigervnc-server-appletUpgrade tigervnc-licenseUpgrade tigervncUpgrade tigervnc-selinuxUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-develUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland | Mar 12, 2025 | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade tigervnc-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-debuginfoNo solution existsUpgrade tigervncUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xnest-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XvfbUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XdmxUpgrade tigervnc-serverUpgrade tigervnc-server-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc-licenseUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-debugsourceUpgrade tigervnc-selinuxUpgrade tigervnc-server-module-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xorg-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-develUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc-debugsourceUpgrade tigervnc-iconsUpgrade tigervnc-server-minimal-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-develUpgrade xorg-x11-server-debugsourceUpgrade tigervnc-server-moduleUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XorgUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XephyrUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XnestUpgrade tigervnc-server-appletUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-sourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-commonUpgrade xorg-x11-server-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc-server-minimalUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland | Mar 11, 2025 | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-develUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xnest-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc-server-moduleUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XnestUpgrade tigervnc-server-minimal-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc-server-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc-serverUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XdmxUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xvfb-debuginfoUpgrade tigervncUpgrade tigervnc-debugsourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-debugsourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xwayland-develUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xorg-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XwaylandUpgrade tigervnc-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XorgUpgrade tigervnc-server-module-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-commonUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XephyrUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XvfbUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xdmx-debuginfoUpgrade xorg-x11-server-Xephyr-debuginfoUpgrade tigervnc-server-minimal | May 8, 2025 | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade xorg-x11-server-sourceUpgrade xorg-x11-server-XvfbUpgrade xwaylandUpgrade xorg-x11-server-sdkUpgrade xorg-x11-serverUpgrade xorg-x11-server-waylandUpgrade xorg-x11-server-extraUpgrade xwayland-devel | Mar 3, 2025 | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade xserver-xorg-core (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade xwaylandUpgrade xserver-xorg-core-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade xserver-xorg-coreUpgrade xserver-xorg-core-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade xwayland-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade xwayland-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade xwayland (Ubuntu Pro) | Feb 26, 2025 | Feb 25, 2025 |
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