vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2025-26594: xorg-server -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Feb 25, 2025
Added
Mar 3, 2025
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

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.

Solution

debian-upgrade-xorg-server
Title
Rapid7 Labs

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