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.
References (18)
Core 18
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
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RHSA-2025:3976
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3976
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2500
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2502
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2861
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2862
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2865
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2866
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2873
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2874
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2875
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2879
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2880
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7163
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7165
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7458
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-26594
Issue Tracking issue-tracking
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2345248
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
10.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (27)
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
0:24.1.5-3.el10_0
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION
0:1.1.0-25.el6_10
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
0:1.20.4-30.el7_9
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
0:1.8.0-36.el7_9
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
0:1.13.1-15.el8_10
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support
0:1.9.0-15.el8_2.13
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.12
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service
0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.12
... and 17 more
Published
Feb 25, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026