Use After Free Affecting xorg/xwayland package, versions [,24.1.9)
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- published31 Oct 2025
- disclosed29 Oct 2025
- creditJan-Niklas Sohn
Introduced: 29 Oct 2025
NewCVE-2025-62229 (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?
Upgrade xorg/xwayland to version 24.1.9 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free in the XPresentNotify structures creation. An attacker can achieve memory corruption, execute arbitrary code, or cause a crash by triggering improper error handling during notification creation, which leaves dangling pointers and leads to a use-after-free condition.