Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting xorg-server package, versions [0,]
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- published26 Feb 2025
- disclosed25 Feb 2025
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Introduced: 25 Feb 2025
NewCVE-2025-26596 (opens in a new tab)Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) are common identifiers for publicly known security vulnerabilities
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How to fix?
There is no fixed version for xorg-server.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow due to inconsistent length computation in XkbSizeKeySyms(). This is because the function calculates a length different from what XkbWriteKeySyms() actually writes.