CVE-2025-26596 – X.Org Xwayland Heap Overflow Vulnerability

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CVE-2025-26596 vulnerability over time.

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  • New CVE Received
    by [email protected]

    Feb. 25, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A heap overflow flaw was found in X.Org and Xwayland. The computation of the length in XkbSizeKeySyms() differs from what is written in XkbWriteKeySyms(), which may lead to a heap-based buffer overflow.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-122
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-26596
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2345256
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