High 7.3Published Oct 30, 2025

CVE-2025-62230Xorg: xwayland: use-after-free in xkb client resource removal

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 2:10 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

A flaw was discovered in the X.Org X server’s X Keyboard (Xkb) extension when handling client resource cleanup. The software frees certain data structures without properly detaching related resources, leading to a use-after-free condition. This can cause memory corruption or a crash when affected clients disconnect.

CVSS: 7.3 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-416
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: redhat
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Apr 20, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

X.Org Xwayland x.org:xwayland (from the name)	before 24.1.9	CNA record
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 redhat:enterprise_linux	from 0:24.1.5-5.el10_0 not affected	CNA record
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION redhat:rhel_els	from 0:1.1.0-25.el6_10.15 not affected	CNA record
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support redhat:rhel_aus	from 0:1.9.0-15.el8_2.15 not affected	CNA record
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support redhat:rhel_eus_long_life	from 0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.14 not affected	CNA record
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support redhat:rhel_tus	from 0:1.12.0-6.el8_6.15 not affected	CNA record
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support redhat:rhel_e4s	from 0:1.12.0-6.el8_6.15 not affected	CNA record
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support redhat:rhel_eus	from 0:1.13.1-8.el9_4.8 not affected	CNA record
x.org x_server x.org:x_server	before 21.1.19	NVD
x.org xwayland x.org:xwayland	before 24.1.9	NVD
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References

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19432	vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19433	vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19434	vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19435	vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19489	vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19623	vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19909	vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:20958	vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:20960	vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:20961	vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
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