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

6.1MEDIUM

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.

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Affected Version(s)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 0:24.1.5-4.el10_0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION 0:1.1.0-25.el6_10.1

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support 0:1.20.4-32.el7_9

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
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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