Xorg: xmayland: use-after-free in xpresentnotify structure creation_CVE-2025-62229

7.3 / 10

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

Description

A flaw was found in the X.Org X server and Xwayland when processing X11 Present extension notifications. Improper error handling during notification creation can leave dangling pointers that lead to a use-after-free condition. This can cause memory corruption or a crash, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-62229

Source redhat

Published Oct 30, 2025 at 05:28

Affected Product

Vendor Red Hat

Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

CWE Classification

CWE-416

References

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