CVE-2025-62229
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-10-30
Last updated on: 2026-04-20
Assigner: Red Hat, Inc.
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| debian | xorg_server | 2 |
| xorg | xwayland | * |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 7 |
| xorg | xmayland | * |
| redhat | tigervnc | * |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 9 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 10 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-416 | The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a flaw in the X.Org X server and Xwayland related to how they handle X11 Present extension notifications. Improper error handling during the creation of these notifications can leave dangling pointers, which leads to a use-after-free condition. This means that the system might try to use memory that has already been freed, causing memory corruption or crashes.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can cause memory corruption or crashes in the affected software. An attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code on the system or cause a denial of service, potentially disrupting normal operations or compromising system security.