CVE-2025-26598
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CVE-2025-26598 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in X.Org and Xwayland. The function GetBarrierDevice() searches for the pointer device based on its device ID and returns the matching value, or supposedly NULL, if no match was found. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in X.Org and Xwayland. The function GetBarrierDevice() searches for the pointer device based on its device ID and returns the matching value, or supposedly NULL, if no match was found. However, the code will return the last element of the list if no matching device ID is found, which can lead to out-of-bounds memory access.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Tigervnc | Tigervnc | All versions |
| X.Org | X Server | < 21.1.16 |
| X.Org | Xwayland | < 24.1.6 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 9.0 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2500Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2502Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2861Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2862Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2865Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2866Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2873Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2874Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2875Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2879Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2880Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-26598Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2345254Issue Tracking
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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