Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in X Rendering Extension of Red Hat Products
CVE-2025-49175

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 June 2025

What is CVE-2025-49175?

An identified flaw within the X Rendering extension compromises the handling of animated cursors. If a client omits cursor data, the server mistakenly assumes that at least one cursor is present, resulting in an out-of-bounds read. This condition may lead to unexpected behaviors, including possible server crashes, thereby impacting the stability and security of systems leveraging the affected extension.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-49175
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2369947
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Red Hat would like to thank Julian Suleder and Nils Emmerich for reporting this issue.
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CVE-2025-49175 : Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in X Rendering Extension of Red Hat Products