Out-of-bounds Read Affecting xorg-server package, versions [,21.1.17)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-XORGSERVER-10664672
  • published9 Jul 2025
  • disclosed17 Jun 2025
  • creditNils Emmerich

Introduced: 17 Jun 2025

CVE-2025-49175  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade xorg-server to version 21.1.17 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read in the handling of animated cursors by the X Rendering extension when a client provides no cursors, causing the server to assume at least one is present and resulting in an out-of-bounds read. An attacker can cause a crash by sending a specially crafted request that triggers this condition.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1