CVE-2025-26596

Xorg: xwayland: heap overflow in xkbwritekeysyms()

Published Feb 25, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A heap overflow flaw was found in X.Org and Xwayland. The computation of the length in XkbSizeKeySyms() differs from what is written in XkbWriteKeySyms(), which may lead to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4072-1 xorg-server security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5872-1 xorg-server security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-5403 A heap overflow flaw was found in X.Org and Xwayland. The computation of the length in XkbSizeKeySyms() differs from what is written in XkbWriteKeySyms(), which may lead to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7299-1 X.Org X Server vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7299-2 X.Org X Server vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7299-4 X.Org X Server regression
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:rhivos:1
Vendors & Products Redhat rhivos
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhivos
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:rhivos:1
Vendors & Products Redhat rhivos
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::crb
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xwayland:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xwayland:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-122
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Els
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Els
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel E4s
Redhat rhel Tus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4::appstream
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel E4s
Redhat rhel Tus
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Eus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8::appstream
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Eus
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
References
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Tigervnc
Tigervnc tigervnc
X.org
X.org x Server
X.org xwayland
Weaknesses CWE-787
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:tigervnc:tigervnc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xwayland:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Tigervnc
Tigervnc tigervnc
X.org
X.org x Server
X.org xwayland
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description A heap overflow flaw was found in X.Org and Xwayland. The computation of the length in XkbSizeKeySyms() differs from what is written in XkbWriteKeySyms(), which may lead to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Title Xorg: xwayland: heap overflow in xkbwritekeysyms()
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-122
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Nov 4, 2026, 9:32 PM
Reserved
Feb 12, 2025, 2:12 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 25, 2025, 4:15 PM
Modified
Nov 4, 2026, 10:17 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Feb 25, 2025, 12:00 AM